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| Date: | Monday 16 February 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6557 |
| MSN: | 6557 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 mi W of Castel Volturno (CE) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Grazzanise AB |
Hit by lightning on approach in severe weather with loss of engine nozzles control and dramatic reduction of thrust . Pilot 2nd lieutenent Leonardo Leone ejected but did not survive .Airplane crashed in the Tyrrenian sea.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2013 14:14 | TB | Added |
| 22-Oct-2014 17:35 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 23-Oct-2014 15:31 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 06-Mar-2019 14:01 | Moor | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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