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| Date: | Tuesday 31 May 1988 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM54229 |
| MSN: | 583D-5774 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trapani-Birgi AB (TPS) (TP), Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Trapani-Birgi AB (TPS) |
| Trapani-Birgi AB (TPS) |
Crashed inverted at the edge of the runway during aerobatic action (barrel roll). Pilot Magg Piero Vidale (32) and photographer Serg Magg Giovanni Montagna (24) killed.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_serial_TF.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1988_06/19880601_0011.pdf
http://www.circolodel53.it/Pdf/Notiziario_24/Per_pagina/Notiziario%2024%2019.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Nov-2008 13:16 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Oct-2013 17:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2013 17:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 24-Oct-2013 17:52 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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