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| Date: | Friday 13 June 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104S Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6834 |
| MSN: | 1134 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pietrabianca di Farindola (PE) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Istrana |
| Istrana |
Crashed into mountain (Pietrabianca, PN Gran Sasso) 5 km from Rigopiano, between Rigopiano and Farindola in bad weather. Pilot Cap Giancarlo Vuanello (29) killed.
Sources:
Scramble
http://web.archive.org/web/20171106232030/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/italy.htm
http://www.panterenere.it/storia/vuanello2.jpg
La Stampa 14 June 1975, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2009 21:42 | zerocinquanta | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2013 17:12 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2013 19:47 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2013 17:13 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2018 17:52 | Massimo | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, ] |
| 27-Jan-2020 19:45 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Damage, ] |
| 27-Jan-2020 19:52 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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