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| Date: | Monday 23 May 1977 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6573 |
| MSN: | 6573 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alpo (VR) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Verona-Villafranca AB (VR) |
Crashed into field after autopilot failure. Pilot Cap Renzo Ponzanelli ejected and injured.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni/1977_05/19770524_0005.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Oct-2013 17:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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