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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6541 |
| MSN: | 6541 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gussago -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ghedi |
| Ghedi |
Loss of control. Pilot S.Ten Giancarlo Vuanello (27) ejected and injured.
Sources:
Scramble
http://web.archive.org/web/20171106232030/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/italy.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
La Stampa 2 March 1973, p10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Sep-2013 17:56 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Aug-2015 14:23 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 26-Jan-2020 18:08 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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