![]() Decimomannu Accident Database |
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| DATE | COUNTRY | AIR FORCE | AIRCRAFT | UNIT | SERIAL NUMBER | TYPE ACCIDENT | NOTE | PICTURE |
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| 20/08/1940 |
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R.A | SM82 | 32° Stormo | Collision with the ground because dense fog | All kills (6 people) | ||
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10/02/1941 |
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R.A | SM79 | 32° Stormo | MM21748 | Collision with mountain near S.Andrea Frius due to heavy fog | All kills (6 people) |
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| 10/05/1941 |
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R.A | SM79 | 32° Stormo | 49-7 | Stalled after takeoff | Pilot Ten. Armado Domeniconi, SM Ghibellini, 1AV Simeone, 1AV Melis | |
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10/05/1941 |
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R.A | SM79 | 32° Stormo | 49-6 | Stalled after takeoff to prevent collision with other aircraft | Pilot Ten. Giuseppe Massobrio, S.Ten Vincenzo Figus,AS Petrelli, 1AV. Mereu, 1AV.Dettori | |
| 27/09/1941 |
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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 |
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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 |
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R.A | SM79 | 36° Stormo 109° Gr. | Shot down by flakship | Col. Helmut Seidl and other five airmen kills | ||
| 28/06/1942 |
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R.A. | PB108B | 274^Squadriglia | Not returned after war action. Destroyed in emergency landing in Valencia (Spain). | |||
| 28/06/1942 |
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R.A. | PB108B | 274^Squadriglia | Not returned after war action. Destroyed in emergency landing in Cartagena. | |||
| 28/11/1942 |
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R.A. | MC202 | 1° Stormo | Launched on the sea and found dead on the raft on December 9 1942 | Cap. Baschirotto killed | ||
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27/02/1943 |
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R.A. | Crashed near runway | Ten. Franco Mazzario killed |
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| 20/10/1943 |
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R.A. | P.108B | 274^ Squadriglia | Destroy after emergency landing | No kills | ||
| 21/10/1943 |
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R.A. | PB108B | 274^Squadriglia | Not returned after war action. Destroyed in emergency landing in Bona (Algeria). | |||
| 31/03/1943 |
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Luftwaffe | HE111 | 1/KG26 | 4383 | Very damage after USAAF Strike | No kills | |
| 13/06/1943 |
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Luftwaffe | BF109G-4 | 4(H)12 | 14914 | Destroy after landing | No kills | |
| 28/06/1943 |
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Luftwaffe | BF109G-6 | N.A.Gr. 15 | 18403 | Destroy after USAAF Strike | No kills | |
| 13/07/1943 |
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Luftwaffe | FW190 | 1./Schl.2 | 1474 | Destroy after emergency landing | Pilot Leonhard Pielard injured | |
| 20/09/1943 |
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Luftwaffe | FW190 | 2./Schl.2 | 5847 | Crashed near airport | Pilot Uffz. August Engelkenmeier kills | |
| 18/01/1944 |
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USAF | CA164 | Destroy during take off | Pilots injured | |||
| 21/01/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 320° Bomber Group | Landing without main gear | No kills | ||
| 01/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | Fallen after take off | No kills | |||
| 07/02/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 320° Bomber Group | Fallen after the take off near to village of Nuraminis for an electric breakdown | All kills | ||
| 08/02/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 319° Bomber Group | Landing without main gear | No kills | ||
| 09/02/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 319° Bomber Group | Collision among two aircrafts above Decimomannu. | One pilot killed | ||
| 09/02/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 319° Bomber Group | Gone out runway because of the engine turning off | Crews without problems | ||
| 12/02/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 319° Bomber Group | It falls during the manoeuvre of landing | |||
| 19/02/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 319° Bomber Group | Loss of power at one engine with consequent off runway | No kills | ||
| 01/03/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 319° Bomber Group | Loss of power at one engine with consequent impact on the ground | Two kills | ||
| 01/03/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 319° Bomber Group | Impact on the ground | One injured | ||
| 03/04/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 444 SQ | SN 41-17853 | Loss of power to both engines with consequent impact on the ground | No kills- Pilot: Larrabee Seth L. | |
| 7/04/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 319° BG - 439 SQ | Pilot: Larkin Jack A. | |||
| 22/04/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 319° BG - 440 SQ | SN 41-31969 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot: Thomas Norman P. | |
| 24/04/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 441 SQ | SN 42-95767 | Crash near Elmas | Pilot: Oglietti Elmer G. | |
| 4/05/1944 |
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USAF | B26C | 320° BG - 441 SQ | SN 42-107534 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot: Dillon Jack E. | |
| 11/05/1944 |
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USAF | B26C | 320° BG - 443 SQ | SN 41-35190 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot: Stinson Philip C. | |
| 27/05/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 319° Bomber Group | Out of main runway, with consequent explosion | No kills | ||
| 17/06/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 441 SQ | SN 42-96022 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot: Dillon Jack E. | |
| 7/07/1944 |
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USAF | B26C | 319° BG - 438 SQ | SN 41-34869 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot: Marciniak Leonard J. | |
| 7/07/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 441 SQ | SN 42-43297 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot: Bednarz Thomas F. | |
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12/07/1944 |
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USAF | B26C | 319° BG - 438 SQ | SN 41-34938 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot: Clow James M. |
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| 20/07/1944 |
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USAF | B26C | 319° BG - 438 SQ | SN 41-34932 | Pilot: Harrison Thomas H. | ||
| 06/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 443 SQ | SN 41-34932 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot: Nelson Willliam H | |
| ?/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | SN 42-95988 | Impact light pole on the beach in Cagliari Poetto | All kills | ||
| 09/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26C | 319° BG - 438 SQ | SN 42-107546 | Crashed in a mountains in Sardinia | Pilot: Quattlebaum Harrell O | |
| 14/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 442° Squadron | SN 42-95758 | Crash after takeoff | No kills | |
| 14/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26C | 441° Squadron | Crash after takeoff | All kills | ||
| 14/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26G | 319° BG - 438 SQ | SN 43-34235 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot: Horner Samuel J. | |
| 15/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 320° BG - 443 SQ | SN 42-96013 | Crash after takeoff. Time 04.55 am | Pilot:Jones Edward C Jr. | |
| 15/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26C | 320° BG - 441 SQ | SN 42-17711 | Crash near Serrenti village. Mybe pilot caught by illness during take off. Time 04.57 am | Pilot:Trunk Paul E. All kills | |
| 15/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 442 SQ | SN 42-95758 | Loss of power at one engine with consequent impact on the ground. Time 04.49 am | Pilot:Mc Dougal Van W. No Kills | |
| 21/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26C | 319° BG - 438 SQ | SN 42-35185 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot:Bush Frederick F. | |
| 24/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 444 SQ | SN 42-35185 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot:Singer Alfred E. | |
| 25/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26 | 17 BG | Crash in Decimomannu | |||
| 29/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 441 SQ | SN 42-95742 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot Klug John J. | |
| 30/08/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 443 SQ | SN 41-18288 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot Welles James C. | |
| 02/09/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 320° BG - 444 SQ | SN 42-43277 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot Phillips Carter R. | |
| 03/09/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 319° BG - 440 SQ | SN 42-95983 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot Treadwell Donald Jr. | |
| 09/09/1944 |
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USAF | B26B | 319° BG - 440 SQ | SN 41-18226 | Crash in Decimomannu | Pilot Sumpter Ralph J. | |
| 14/07/1956 |
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RCAF | F86 | SN 19506 | fire warning | pilot ejected Safely | ||
| 18/11/1957 |
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RCAF | F86 | SN 23461 | enigine filure | pilote ejected Flg.Off.R.E.Clarkson | ||
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08/02/1963 |
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AMI | F84F | 155° Gruppo | MM53-6657 | Decimomannu | Pilot Killed, Ten Mario Storello |
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| 04/02/1964 |
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AMI | F84F | 53-6952 | Capo Frasca | |||
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09/1964 |
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Luftwaffe | F84F |
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DC-603 |
Problem at the gear during landing in Decimomannu |
No kills |
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03/04/1964 |
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Luftwaffe | F84F | DB-106 | Pilot Killed |
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| 08/7/1964 |
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Luftwaffe | F86 | JC250 | Flame out | pilot ejected | ||
| 14/07/1965 |
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Luftwaffe | F84F | Jabo32 | BB117 | Pilot: O/Lt. H. Escher ejected | ||
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13/8/1965 |
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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 |
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Luftwaffe | F84F | DA126 | Capo Frasca | Pilot killed | ||
| 23/06/1964 |
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Luftwaffe | F84F | Jabo 34 | DD372-S/N51-807 | Crash in runway | Pilot killed | |
| 23/9/1965 |
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F86 | JC367 | Engine fire after take off | pilot ejected killed | |||
| 24/11/1965 |
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Luftwaffe | F104G | Jabo34 | DD+119 |
Engine fire after loosing hydraulic
fluid over |
Pilot ejected Safely 1st.Lt. Wolfgang Schaumburg | |
| 03/03/1967 |
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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 | |
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07/02/1967 |
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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 |
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| 27/11/1967 |
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AMI | F84F | 155 Gruppo | MM53-6719 | Decimomannu | Ten. Roberto Borrelli | |
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26/02/1971 |
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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 |
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| 12/03/1971 |
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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 |
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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 |
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28/07/1971 |
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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 |
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14/10/1971 |
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Marine | RF104G | MFG2 | 21+10 |
spatial disorientation during approach
to |
Pilot killed, olt. z s.gerhard lorenz | |
| 25/05/1972 |
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AMI | AB204 | 670^ Squadriglia | Crash in Capo Frasca range | Two occupants killed after crash in the hospital | ||
| 20/6/1972 |
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RAF | Harrier GR1A | 3 Squadron | XV929 | fuel unit failur near Arborea | pilot ejected with success | |
| 06/07/1972 |
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Luftwaffe | F104G | Collision with other F104 in Capo Frasca Range | ||||
| 06/07/1972 |
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Luftwaffe | F104G | Collision with other F104 in Capo Frasca Range | ||||
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04/04/1973 |
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Luftwaffe | F104G | Det.Deci | 21+76 | Plane desroyed during engine test | Specialist Ok |
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| 05/07/1973 |
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AMI | G91T | SVBA | Leakage of the runway with fire and toppling | Pilot Ten. Savoldi and passenger Sergent Testa killed | ||
| 23/07/1975 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 14/12/1976 |
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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 |
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Luftwaffe | F104G | Det.Deci | 26+46 | heavy damaged after take-off abort due to broken nose wheel | Pilot Ok, Olt Hartmut Schaber | |
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25/7/1978 |
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RAF | Jaguar GR1 | 17 squadron | XX823 | Manouvering low level near Capo Carbonara | pilot Killed, john west |
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| 05/09/1978 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Luftwaffe | F104G | WASLW 10 | 24+28 | water contact (ditching) during gunnery at Capo Frasca Range | Lt. Bela Blanca killed | |
| 21/08/1981 |
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Luftwaffe | F104F | Crash during firing in Capo Frasca | First Pilot killed, Second pilot ejected Safely | |||
| 02/11/1981 |
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Luftwaffe | F104G | Det.Deci | 20+44 | emergency landing with open nozzle at Decimomannu AB, pilot was ok; damaged beyond repair | Olt Klaus Sommer Ok |
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| 25/01/1982 |
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USAF | F5E | 527° Squadron | 74-1550 | Problems on the airplane to the ACMI range | pilot ejected Safely | |
| 21/04/1982 |
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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 |
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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 |
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RAF | Jaguar | 14 Squadron | XXV760 | near Capo frasca range | pilot ejected Safely | |
| 01/06/1982 |
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Luftwaffe | F104G | Jabo 32 | 21+93 | emergency landing at Decimomannu AB after engine vibrations during Night Low Level. | Olt. Kurt Esch Ok |
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| 20/10/1982 |
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Luftwaffe | F104G | Det.Deci | 22+37 | engine failure after compressor stall during gunnery at Capo Frasca Range |
Pilot
ejected safely Maj Dietmar Fetzer |
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20/9/1982 |
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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 | |
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08/02/1984 |
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AMI | G91T | SVBA | Crash during landing | Cap.Adriano Candotti killed. Ten. Dino Facchinelli killed after Ejection |
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| 14/06/1984 |
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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 |
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Luftwaffe | P.Tornado IDS | Crash during navigation from Scheswig in Germany to Decimomannu | Pilot and WSO missing | |||
| 26/9/1985 |
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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 |
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luftwaffe | TF104G | Jabo 34 | 28+10 |
engine damage on final at |
pilot and passenger ejected safely, Hptm Wolfgang Wild - Stuffz Thorsten Fässler. | |
| 29/05/1987 |
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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 |
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AM | AB212 | 672^ Squadriglia | Crash in Orroli small town | Pilots and passengers survyvors | ||
| 11/09/1987 |
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Luftwaffe | F4F | Destroy after landing | No Kills | |||
| 01/12/1989 |
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Royal Navy | sea harrier FRS1 | 801 Squadron | XZ401 | Loss control | pilot ejected Safely- lt.m.auckland | |
| 24/10/1990 |
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USAF | F15C | 525° Squadron | 79-0067 | Crash in the sea 30 miles of Decimomannu | pilot ejected Safely | |
| 21/05/1991 |
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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 | |
| 11/09/1994 |
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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 |
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| 14/12/1995 |
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AMI | P.Tornado IDS | 6° Stormo/154° Gruppo | MM 7024 |
Crashed on Landing, subsequently repaired
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Pilot and WSO sagely | |
| 20/10/2005 |
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AMI | AMX | 51 Stormo | Engine faillure after take off (FOD) | pilot ejected Safely | ||
| 22/05/2006 |
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AMI | F16 ADF | 37 Stormo | Collision with F16 ADF near Capo Ferrato | pilot ejected Safely-Cap. Fabio de Luca | ||
| 22/05/2006 |
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AMI | F16 ADF | 37 Stormo | Collision with F16 ADF near Capo Ferrato | pilot ejected Safely- Cap. Francesco Grassi |