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| Date: | Thursday 18 January 1979 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104S Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6803 |
| MSN: | 1103 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Castelletto di Branduzzo (PV) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cameri AB (NO) |
Crashed near the local castle (castello di Branduzzo) after pilot reported illness shortly after take-off. Pilot Cap Giovanni Ballestra (29) died.
Sources:
Scramble
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Ballestra
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jun-2013 19:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2013 16:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2013 16:27 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, ] |
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