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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1972 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104S Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6658 |
| MSN: | 6658 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Castel Porziano (RM) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pratica di Mare AB (RM) |
Crashed in sea after loss of control during aerobatics. Pilot Ten Col Riccardo Tonini ejected safely.
Sources:
Scramble
https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/23/_005.pdf
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Sep-2013 18:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2020 20:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
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