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| Date: | Thursday 6 May 1993 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104S-ASA Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6869 |
| MSN: | 1169 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Grosseto AB (GRA) (GR) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grosseto AB (GRA) (GR) |
Engine failure during take-off. Pilot Ten Ettore Di Blasio (27) ejected but killed. Aircraft came to rest in a field ca 400 meters apart after crossing a street.
Sources:
Scramble
http://digilander.libero.it/air10/f104/mm6869.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1993_05/19930507_0014.pdf
http://www.aereimilitari.org/forum/topic/1019-incidenti-dellf-104/page-2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 13-Nov-2013 18:54 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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