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| Date: | Tuesday 18 September 1973 |
| Time: | c. 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104S Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 36St 21Gr Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI) |
| Registration: | MM6738 |
| MSN: | 1038 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near San Vito Lo Capo (TP), Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Trapani-Birgi (LICT) (21:50) |
| Trapani-Birgi (LICT) |
Most probably flew into the sea after take-off during an Air Defence Exercise. The body of L.Ten. Carlo Comana has never been found
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_1973_09/19730920_0008.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2009 23:37 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 25-Aug-2011 04:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, ] |
| 26-Sep-2013 19:36 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2016 21:10 | strike503 | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2023 11:52 | J155 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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