Accident Ambrosini S.1001 Grifo I-ASSI,
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Date:Saturday 11 June 1949
Time:morning
Type:Ambrosini S.1001 Grifo
Owner/operator:private
Registration: I-ASSI
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San José -   Costa Rica
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:S.Josè Costa Rica
Destination airport:Nicaragua
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
"Angelo dei Bimbi" crashed and burned with pilots Col Riccardo Roveda and Dr Giovanni Vittore. Previous flown by Leonardo Bonzi/Maner Lualdi on benefit South America tour for invalid italian children from 10 January 1949. The "I-ASSI" preserved in Museum Romeo Esparto is obviously not the original airplane.

Sources:

El Litoral 11 June 1949, p2
La Stampa 11 June 1949, p3

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jan-2015 16:51 TB Added
30-Jan-2015 16:58 TB Updated [Narrative]
26-Dec-2017 10:17 ffi1sf Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]

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