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| Date: | Monday 29 August 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6585 |
| MSN: | 6585 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mirandola (MO) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after "pusher" activation and flight controls jammed. Pilot Cap A. Benfatto ejected and injured. This was the only F-104G loss by 18° Gruppo shortly before of deactivation.
Sources:
Scramble
http://web.archive.org/web/20171106232030/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/italy.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Oct-2013 17:55 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2018 14:31 | J155 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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