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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104S Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6715 |
| MSN: | 1015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grosseto AB (GRS) (GR) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Grosseto AB (GRS) (GR) |
Loss of control. Pilot S.Ten Walter Balzamonti (25) died.
Sources:
Scramble 288
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20140824095617/http://www.asso4stormo.it:80/arc_03/arc_03_11/arc_03_11_02/text_03_11_02.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Sep-2013 17:34 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2014 10:19 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2020 14:28 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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