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| Date: | Tuesday 23 July 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12802 |
| MSN: | 683A-1102 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Capo Frasca Range, Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Decimomannu, Sardinia |
| Decimomannu, Sardinia |
Crashed into the Mediterranean while on a bombing run at the Capo Frasca Range, Sardinia. The wreckage was not recovered. Investigators thought it probable that a slow LN-3 INS topple coupled with a very hazy day, limiting visibility, may have contributed to the crash. F/L R.J. Prescott did not eject and was killed.
Sources:
http://canadianstarfighterassociation.org/memoriam.htm
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_12801_12850_detailed.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 01:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, ] |
| 17-Jan-2013 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2013 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 06-Apr-2013 12:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 07-May-2013 14:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Jun-2013 07:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 05-Oct-2014 19:43 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 01-Feb-2016 04:53 | yukonjack | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2016 21:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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