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| Date: | Tuesday 18 September 1973 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104S Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6746 |
| MSN: | 1046 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brindisi Airport (BR) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gioia dell Colle (LIBV) (BA) |
Crashed in final, in the sea after running out of fuel. Pilot Cap Giuliano Girelli (32) ejected safely.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1973_09/19730920_0008.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-May-2009 23:37 | zerocinquanta | Updated |
| 27-Sep-2013 10:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2013 10:18 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 23-Aug-2015 14:34 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Time, ] |
| 06-Nov-2023 11:51 | J155 | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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