On display at a roundabout in Lignano Sabbiadoro and dedicated as a memorial to former Frecce Tricolori pilot Maj Pasqualino Gorga who was killed whilst flying RF-104G MM6646/3/50. The plane was in a formation of three that had departed Villafranca and were practicing manoeuvres over the sea near Marano Lagunare (off Udine). The Major, whilst attempting to rejoin the other two aircraft, flew a tight left turn but lost situational awareness and crashed into the water.

Taken during a "spottersday" when 4x Italian F-104S were present.

Picture was taken by Massimo Gori, now part of my private slide collection.

This F-104 is a composite assembled from two former AMI Starfighters, MM6914 and MM6733 with the plane arriving at LIDH in July 2007. In May 2020 it was painted into this special scheme to commemorate the centenary of Arturo Ferrarin and Guido Masiero's 19,000 km Rome-to-Tokyo long distance flight. Only these two pilots of the initial eleven aircrews made it all the way from Italy to Japan, touching down within a hour of each other. Arturo Ferrarin was born in Thiene and as the first pilot to fly from Europe to Japan was also honoured as Altalia christened their second 747 after him in 1970.

36 Stormo - 12 Gruppo based at Gioia del Colle in Italy. On a squadron exchange with either 56 or 74 Squadron. Later upgraded to a F-104S-ASA. Preserved on a pole in Piacenza with fake markings as MM6783. Last noted on 28 Mar 2023.

This Starfighter was built in 1973 and last flew in 2004. It is now part of this super, small museum at Montagnana airfield.

Slide via 102° Gruppo - this is the first "special color" of an Italian F-104 flying unit