Accident Dornier Do R4 Superwal I-RATA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342439
 

Date:Friday 11 August 1933
Time:19:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic dor model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dornier Do R4 Superwal
Owner/operator:Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea - SANA
Registration: I-RATA
MSN: 145
Year of manufacture:1928
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:5 km off Valencia -   Spain
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
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Narrative:
Crashed at sea near Playa de Pinedo. The flying boat operated on a flight from Lisbon, Portugal to Barcelona, Spain.
One of the injured was the Chief of staff of the Italian Air Force General Julio Valle. General Valle was flying ahead of General Italo Balbo who was on the last leg of his round-trip to the US with 24 seaplanes.

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De Sumatra Post 14-08-1933

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