Rainy day for the annual static display of the Armed Forces day. The Orpheus recce pod on the center pylon was the common external store of the F-104Gs that were not RF model. This aircraft was written off during a dramatic take off crash at Villafranca on 26 July 1988. The aircraft did not lift off, hit a VOR antenna, exploded killing the pilot and throwing debris on the close motorway.

Arriving in Linate for the static display of the Armed Forces day, this aircraft was written off during a dramatic take off crash at Villafranca on 26 July 1988. The aircraft did not lift off, hit a VOR antenna, exploded killing the pilot and throwing debris on the close motorway.