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| Date: | Thursday 25 September 1975 |
| Time: | 08:14 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6523 |
| MSN: | 6523 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Godendorf/Ralingen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bitburg AB (EDAB) |
| Ghedi AB (Brescia) |
Four Italian F-104 planes (MM6516, MM6575, MM6508, MM6523) departed Bitburg AB in IMC. All airplanes in the formation hit the ground during a very tight left turn. Pilot Ten Col Pietro Franzoni (37) killed.
Sources:
Scramble 277
Trouw 26-9-1975
Hamburger Abendblatt 26.09.1975, p1+p36
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Dec-2008 10:31 | harro | Updated |
| 30-Nov-2012 11:06 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2013 18:57 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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