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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1955 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 LT |
| Type: | North American AJ-1 Savage |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124854 |
| MSN: | 169-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Naples-Capodichino (NAP) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Naples-Capodichino (LIRN) |
Crashed during go-around while attempting emergency landing. 3 crew killed.
Sources:
Greg Bishop
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1955_07/19550721_0002.pdf
- JF Baugher
La Stampa 21 July 1955, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2012 12:21 | harro | Added |
| 09-Feb-2012 23:28 | konabish | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 18-Aug-2013 14:05 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 21-Jun-2014 15:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2016 18:35 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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