| Unknown 1996 | F-104G | 4306 | 3 AG | RoCAF | written off | pilot ok |
| This Starfighter (USAF serial 62-12247) was hit by 20 shots of 20mm training shells from another F-104G while at 15 minutes alert duty at CCK Air Base. Personnel was performing a missile circuit test but with its switch at cannon position. This caused the canon to fire hitting 4306 severely into the aft fuselage. It was declared damaged beyond repair and was written off by 1st Depot in Pingtung AB. Official wfu-date was August 6th, 1996. It was scrapped later on. Photo beneath was taken at Pingtung showing clearly the damage in the back (black area). it was used for spareparts for some time. |
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| 13 February 1996 | F-104S/ASA | MM6843/4-12 | 4St/9gr | AMI | written off | pilot ok |
| This Starfighter, operated by 4° Stormo - 9° Gruppo at Grosseto Air Base, crashed after an emergency occurred during landing. The pilot, Ten. Lorenzo De Stefano, could eject in time and was safe. The aircraft had recently arrived with 9° Gruppo. While landing, the pilot encountered problems with keeping the aircraft under control due to a leading edge flap failure and moderate crosswind. After the pilot ejected at very low altitude, the aircraft continued its roll on the grass aside the runway and then gained altitude: it crashed after 5 kilometres on a large area within the industrial zone near Grosseto. No people on the ground were hurt. Some witnesses declared that the airplane “had flown down to earth at a very steep attitude” and then exploded into fire. Beneath a photo taken at the crash scene after the crash, from the AMI flight safety magazine (thanks to Eugenio Vellorso) |
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| 21 February 1996 | UF-104JA | 76-3709 | DroneSq | JASDF | shot down | drone |
| Shot down as unmanned drone on purpose and crashed into the ocean near Iwo Jima (ex 76-8709). |
| 13 March 1996 | UF-104JA | 46-3621 | DroneSq | JASDF | shot down | drone |
| Shot down as unmanned drone on purpose and crashed into the ocean near Iwo Jima (ex 46-8621). |
| 24 March 1996 | UF-104JA | 76-3707 | DroneSq | JASDF | shot down | drone |
| Shot down as unmanned drone on purpose and crashed into the ocean near Iwo Jima (ex 76-8707. |
| 25 March 1996 | UF-104JA | 46-3635 | DroneSq | JASDF | shot down | drone |
| Shot down as unmanned drone on purpose and crashed into the ocean near Iwo Jima (ex 46-8635). |
| 25 March 1996 | UF-104JA | 76-3708 | DroneSq | JASDF | shot down | drone |
| Shot down as unmanned drone on purpose and crashed into the ocean near Iwo Jima (ex 76-8708). |
| 28 March 1996 | UF-104JA | 76-3692 | DroneSq | JASDF | shot down | drone |
| Shot down as unmanned drone on purpose and crashed into the ocean near Iwo Jima (ex 76-3692). |
| 11 August 1996 | TF-104G | 4184 | 11 AG | RoCAF | written off | pilots ok |
| This TF-104G (USAF serial 63-8456) crashed into sea on a normal mission near the Matsu islands. The aircraft developed an inflight emergency around 04:58 due to a hydraulics failure, after take off from Hsinchu at 04:34. It was on a Sunday morning! The pilots, Maj Li Chi-Ron and LtCol GE Ji Xian (GER Ji Shen), could gladly eject in time and were picked up by a SAR S-70 Helicopter. It had just received 11AG badges (ex 12SMS) This was the last RoCAF 104 crash. Beneath a photo showing the unfortunate aircraft with 12 Smsq markings taken at Hsinchu on March 7th, 1994, by Berry Vissers. |
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| 12 Nov 1996 | F-104S/ASA | MM6815/37-07 | 37St/18gr | AMI | written off | pilot killed |
| This Starfighter crashed into the sea, 4.5 NM from the coast on the direction of Trapani Air Base. When approaching Trapani Air Base, with the u/c extracted, it overturned and entered a stall. The pilot, Michelangelo Trimarchi of 27 years, ejected from the aircraft but sadly died in the incident. He was first missing before his body was found. The rests of the airplane was found in the sea on 20 meters. (Some believe it happened 13 November). Beneath a picture taken by Sergio Bottaro in June 1996, a few months before its tragic loss. |
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