ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15011
Last updated: 25 October 2019
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| Date: | 25-JAN-1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | CMASA Wal |
| Owner/operator: | AEI - Aero Espresso Italiana |
| Registration: | I-AZDA |
| C/n / msn: | 073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Corfu north-west coast -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Athens, Greece (Faliron Bay) |
| Brindisi, Italy |
The AEI hydroplane from Athens to Brindisi with 5 pax, 4 crew was performed a forced landing at sea during a heavy thunderstorm. It was a heavy landing, and finally the hydroplane crashed at the rocky North-West coast of Corfu island and two crew of the nine people on board did not survive the accident.
Sources:
Athenian Newspaper "ΕΜΠΡΟΣ", 27-JAN-1929, pg 6, {National Library of Greece, digital newspapers: http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin.asp?c=108&dc=27&db=1&da=1929 ]
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_I-.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2008 23:04 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 03:56 | babaduma | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2017 11:11 | AGV | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2017 14:20 | AGV | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2018 17:53 | Sergey L. | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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