Decimomannu Accident Database
DATE COUNTRY AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT UNIT SERIAL  NUMBER TYPE ACCIDENT NOTE PICTURE
20/08/1940 R.A SM82 32° Stormo   Shot down by enemy  action Magg. G.B.Lucchini  
20/08/1940 R.A SM82 32° Stormo   Collision  with the ground because dense fog All kills (6 people)  
27/09/1941 R.A SM79 36° Stormo 108° Gr.   Collision with another aircraft during war action. Crashed into the sea All kills (6 people)   
27/09/1941 R.A SM79 36° Stormo 108° Gr.   Collision with another aircraft during war action. Crashed into the sea All kills (6 people)   
27/09/1941 R.A SM79 36° Stormo 109° Gr.   Shot down by enemy after lunch torpedo All kills (6 people)   
27/09/1941 R.A SM79 36° Stormo 109° Gr.   Shot down by fighter Fairey Fulmar of the Royal Navy Cap. Giusellino Verna and other  five airmen kills  
27/09/1941 R.A SM79 36° Stormo 109° Gr.   Shot down by flakship Col. Helmut Seidl and other  five airmen kills  
27/09/1941 R.A SM79 36° Stormo 109° Gr.   Shot down by flakship Cap. Bartolomeo Tomasino and other  five airmen kills  
10/02/1942 R.A SM79 32° Stormo MM21748 Collision with mountain due to heavy fog All kills (6 people)   
28/06/1942 R.A. PB108B 274^Squadriglia   Not returned after war action. Destroyed in emergency landing in  Valencia (Spain).    
28/06/1942 R.A. PB108B 274^Squadriglia   Not returned after war action. Destroyed in emergency landing in Cartagena.    
3/07/1942 R.A. PB108B 274^Squadriglia   Not returned after war action. Shot down by Beaufighter of the RAF All kills  
28/11/1942 R.A. MC202 1° Stormo   Launched on the sea and found dead on the raft on December 9 1942 Cap. Baschirotto killed  
27/02/1943 R.A.       Crashed near runway Ten. Franco Mazzario killed
20/10/1943 R.A. P.108B 274^ Squadriglia   Destroy after emergency landing No kills  
21/10/1943 R.A. PB108B 274^Squadriglia   Not returned after war action. Destroyed in emergency landing in Bona (Algeria).    
18/01/1944 USAF CA164     Destroy during take off Pilots injured  
21/01/1944 USAF B26 320° Bomber Group   Landing without main gear No kills  
01/1944 USAF B26     Fallen after  take off No kills  
07/02/1944 USAF B26 320° Bomber Group   Fallen after the take off  near to village of Nuraminis for an electric breakdown All  kills  
08/02/1944 USAF B26 319° Bomber Group   Landing without main gear No kills  
09/02/1944 USAF B26 319° Bomber Group   Collision among two aircrafts above Decimomannu. One pilot killed  
09/02/1944 USAF B26 319° Bomber Group   Gone out runway because of the  engine turning off Crews without problems  
12/02/1944 USAF B26 319° Bomber Group   It falls during the manoeuvre of landing    
19/02/1944 USAF B26 319° Bomber Group   Loss of power at one engine with consequent off runway No kills  
01/03/1944 USAF B26 319° Bomber Group   Loss of power at one engine with consequent impact on the ground Two kills  
01/03/1944 USAF B26 319° Bomber Group   Impact on the ground One injured  
03/04/1944 USAF B26 440° Squadron   Loss of power to both engines with consequent impact on the ground No kills  
27/05/1944 USAF B26 319° Bomber Group   Out of  main runway, with cnsequent explosion No kills  
?/1944 USAF B26   SN 42-95988 Impact light pole on the beach in Cagliari poetto All  kills  
09/08/1944 USAF B26   SN-42-107546 Crashed in a mountains in Sardinia ?  
14/08/1944 USAF B26 442° Squadron SN-42-95758 Crash after takeoff No kills  
14/08/1944 USAF B26C 441° Squadron   Crash after takeoff All  kills  
15/08/1944 USAF B26 444° Squadron SN-42-96013 Crash after takeoff    
14/07/1956 RCAF F86   SN 19506 fire warning pilot ejected Safely  
18/11/1957 RCAF F86   SN 23461 enigine filure pilote ejected Flg.Off.R.E.Clarkson  
08/02/1963

AMI F84F 155° Gruppo MM53-6657 Decimomannu Pilot Killed, Ten Mario Storello
04/02/1964

AMI F84F   53-6952 Capo Frasca    

9/1964

 Luftwaffe F84F

 

DC-603

Problem at the gear during landing in Decimomannu

No kills
03/04/1964

Luftwaffe F84F   DB-106   Pilot Killed
08/7/1964 Luftwaffe F86   JC250 Flame out pilot ejected  
14/07/1965 Luftwaffe F84F Jabo32 BB117      
13/8/1965

RCAF CF104 4 wing 12738 Canadair c/n 683A-1038

Crashed  after engine failure during flight very shortly after take-off from Decimomannu  during a bombing practice camp, pilot Flt. Lt. E.A.Seitz ejected safely landing in the Gulf of Asinara. He was picked up by Sardinian fishermen who were heading in to port due to the strong winds. He was given artificial respiration on the boat and was hospitalized in Cagliari for a few days. Pneumonia was a possibility due to the salt water irritation in his lungs. He did suffer a hairline crack in his neck

 		 pilot ejected Safely flt.lt.e.a.seitz  
07/09/1964 Luftwaffe F84F   DA126 Capo Frasca PIlot killed  
23/06/1964 Luftwaffe F84F Jabo 34 DD372-S/N51-807 Crash in runway PIlot killed  
23/9/1965

  F86   JC367 Engine fire after take off pilot ejected killed  
24/11/1965 Luftwaffe F104G Jabo34 DD+119 Engine fire after loosing hydraulic fluid over Frasca Range, Sardegna, crashed into sea Pilot ejected Safely 1st.Lt. Wolfgang Schaumburg  
03/03/1967

luftwaffe f104G jabo33 DC+119 loss of control during a closed pattern for landing at Decimomannu AB (APC system was deactivated), pilot was injured pilot ejected Safely - Olt Uwe Bogisch  
07/02/1967

luftwaffe f104G jabo31 DA+256 Crashed north of Capo della Frasca Range, due to disorientation (vertigo) of the pilot.
After completion of a bomb delivery at the Frasca gunnery range, the pilot initiated a right climbing turn to depart the range. After calling that he was changing radio frequency, the aircraft disappeared. Weather at that time was 5000 to 6000 feet cloud base (broken layer) with showers. Based on witness reports an underwater search was started in the bay north of the range. After several weeks parts of the wreckage were located. It appeared that the pilot made no attempt to eject.		 Pilot killed
 Olt Wilhelm Schünemann 		 
27/11/1967

AMI F84F 155 Gruppo MM53-6719 Decimomannu Ten. Roberto Borrelli  
26/02/1971

Luftwaffe F104G Det Deci 22+64 crashed into the sea at Capo della Frasca Range after engine failure due to ricochets during gun firing; pilot ejected safely, but was almost drowned because he could not get rid of the parachute pilot ejected Safely
Maj. Bernd Schebiella		  
12/03/1971

Luftwaffe F104G Jabo33 25+85 crashed near Decimomannu AB returning from Capo Frasca bombing range due to engine failure pilot ejected Safely. Olt Josef Wagner  
23/03/1971

Luftwaffe F104G MFG2 23+14 engine failure after lightning strike during instrument approach into Decimonannu AB, pilot ejected safely pilot ejected Safely
KKpt Peter Gladziewjewski		  
28/07/1971

Luftwaffe F104G Jbo 32 22+51 Hard Landing with gear broke
weered off runway with broken landing gear at Decimomannu AB
 damage beyond economical repair		 Pilot Ok
OFw Willi Hochgraber		  
14/10/1971

Marine RF104G MFG2 21+10 spatial disorientation during approach to Frasca Range, pilot was killed, crashed into the sea 18 km south of Capo Frasca, Sardinia after loosing orientation in a heavy thunderstorm Pilot killed, olt. z   s.gerhard lorenz  
25/05/1972

AMI AB204 670^ Squadriglia   Crash in Capo Frasca range Two occupants   killed after crash in the hospital  
20/6/1972

RAF Harrier GR1A 3 Squadron XV929 fuel unit failur near Arborea pilot ejected with success  
06/07/1972

Luftwaffe F104G     Collision with other F104 in  Capo Frasca Range    
06/07/1972

Luftwaffe F104G     Collision with other F104 in  Capo Frasca Range    
04/04/1973

Luftwaffe F104G Det.Deci 21+76 Plane desroyed during engine test Specialist Ok
05/07/1973

AMI G91T SVBA   Leakage of the runway with fire and toppling Pilot Ten. Savoldi and passenger Sergent Testa  killed  
23/07/1975

Luftwaffe F104G Det.Deci 20+77 crashed at Elmas, north of Cagliari, Sardinia due to engine failure after a compressor stall pilot ejected but was badly injured, Olt Gottfried Eich  
06/08/1975

Luftwaffe F104G Det.Deci 24+61 water contact (ditching) during A/G gunnery at Frasca range Olt Bern Kepp, JaboG 34 was killed  
04/09/1975 Luftwaffe F104G Det.Deci 25+73 engine failure due to FOD after take-off from Decimomannu AB caused by a screwdriver in the engine intake pilot ejected Safely
 Hptm Hartmut Jung 		 
14/12/1976

AMI F104G 6° Stormo/154° Gruppo 6503 - 43983 (6-20) Flame out during gunnery event at Capo Frasca range Capt. A. Montalbetti ejected  
20/03/1978 Luftwaffe F104G Det.Deci 26+46 heavy damaged after take-off abort due to broken nose wheel Pilot Ok, Olt Hartmut Schaber  
25/7/1978 RAF Jaguar GR1       17 squadron XX823 Manouvering low level near Capo Carbonara pilot Killed, john west
05/09/1978 Luftwaffe F104G Det.Deci 25+53 heavy damaged after crash landing due to high sink rate at Decimomannu Pilot ok, Hptm Herbert Muller  
11/07/1979

AMI F104G 3°Stormo/132° Gruppo 6553 - 42430 (3-16) APC activation (kicker) during gunnery event at Capo Frasca range Pilot killed  Cap.Luciano Bezan  
18/01/1980

AMI F104G 6° Stormo/154° Gruppo 6510 - 42156 (6-15) Flame out during gunnery event at Capo Frasca range. Capt. A. Mazzotti  ejected Safely  
05/02/1980 Luftwaffe F104G Det.Deci 25+82 Crashed into the water (ditching) during night weapons delivery training at Capo de la Frasca Range Pilot killed. Major Werner Hettrich  
08/07/1980 Luftwaffe F104G WASLW 10 24+28 water contact (ditching) during gunnery at Capo Frasca Range Lt. Bela Blanca  killed  
21/08/1981 Luftwaffe F104F     Crash during firing in Capo Frasca First Pilot killed, Second pilot ejected Safely  
02/11/1981 Luftwaffe F104G Det.Deci 20+44 emergency landing with open nozzle at Decimomannu AB, pilot was ok; damaged beyond repair Olt Klaus Sommer Ok
25/01/1982 USAF F5E 527° Squadron 74-1550 Problems on the airplane to the ACMI range pilot ejected Safely  
21/04/1982 Luftwaffe F104G Jabo 32 25+54 engine failure after bird strike during Low Level mission at Pan di Zuchero, near Capo Frasca Range Olt Peter Heidmann ejected safely  
07/07/1982 Marine F104G MFG2 26+62 crashed during run in for a bomb delivery on Frasca Range, pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed into the sea, pilot ejected safely pilot ejected Safely Olt  Frank Genge  
1982 RAF Jaguar 14 Squadron XXV760 near Capo frasca range pilot ejected Safely   
01/06/1982 Luftwaffe F104G Jabo 32 21+93 emergency landing at Decimomannu AB after engine vibrations during Night Low Level, pilot ejected over runway Olt. Kurt Esch  ejected Safely
20/10/1982 Luftwaffe F104G Det.Deci 22+37 engine failure after compressor stall during gunnery at Capo Frasca Range Pilot ejected safely
Maj Dietmar Fetzer		  
20/9/1982 RAF Buccaneer SRMK2 16 Squadron XV160 Stalled during a steep climb while practicing at the Capo Frasca Range. It entered a flat spin from which the crew could not recover. They ejected safely from a height of 4000 ft. pilot and WSO ejected Safely flt.lt.p.braithwaite   flt lt. d.r.major  
08/02/1984

AMI G91T SVBA   Crash during landing Cap.Adriano Candotti killed.      Ten. Dino Facchinelli   killed after Ejection
14/06/1984

AMI F104S 51° Stormo/155° Gruppo MM6745 (51-37) Engine flame out during gunnery mission at  Capo Frasca range Ten Boccardo Massimo  ejected Safely  
24/09/1985 Luftwaffe P.Tornado IDS     Crash during navigation from Scheswig in Germany to Decimomannu Pilot and WSO missing  
26/9/1985 RAF Hawk-T1 151 Squadron XX333 Collision with other Hawk near Capo Frasca range pilot ejected Safely-  Flt Lt. Martin B rown, Flt. Lt. Pears Appgarth  
3/3/1986

luftwaffe TF104G Jabo 34 28+10 engine damage on final at Decimomannu AB pilot and passenger ejected safely, Hptm Wolfgang Wild - Stuffz Thorsten Fässler.  
29/05/1987

AMI F104S 36 Stormo/12° Gruppo 6710 (36-02) Water impact at very high sink rate during ACM mission in Capo Frasca, Sardinia Pilot  Ten.Alessandro Ferraresi killed.  
07/09/1987 AM AB212 672^ Squadriglia   Crash  in  Orroli small town Pilots and passengers survyvors  
11/09/1987 Luftwaffe F4F     Destroy after landing No Kills  
01/12/1989 Royal Navy sea harrier FRS1 801 Squadron XZ401 Loss  control pilot ejected Safely-   lt.m.auckland  
24/10/1990 USAF F15C 525° Squadron 79-0067 Crash in the sea 30 miles of  Decimomannu pilot ejected Safely  
21/05/1991 RNLAF F16A Block15  312 sqn J-880 81-0880 Control was lost in a dive during air combat manoeuvres 18 miles off the western coast of Sardinia.  Pilot ejected safely Pilot ejected safely  
11/9/1994

RAF p.tornado GR1 13 squadron ZG725 engine failure near capo frasca pilot and WSO ejected Safely-flt.lt.ring  flg.off e.p. moriarty  
20/10/2005 AMI AMX 51 Stormo   Engine faillure after take off (FOD) pilot ejected Safely  
22/5/2006 AMI F16 ADF 37 STORMO   Collision with  F16 ADF near Capo Ferrato pilot ejected Safely-Cap. Fabio de Luca  
22/5/2006 AMI F16 ADF 37 STORMO   Collision with  F16 ADF near Capo Ferrato pilot ejected Safely- Cap. Francesco Grassi  

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