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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM-83 |
| Owner/operator: | Linee Aeree Transcontinentali Italiane (LATI) |
| Registration: | I-ARPA |
| MSN: | 34017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dar el Caid Allal Bou Fenzi -
 Morocco
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Villa Cisneros, Western Sahara (04:35) |
| Seville, Spain | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during a storm while attempted to make an emercency landing at Dar el Caid Allal Bou Fenzi, SE Essaouira (Mogador). The four crew members and three journalists died.
Sources:
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18720/
La Stampa 26 December 1939, p1
El Orden 1 January 1940, p3
Jenaer Volksblatt 27 December 1939
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2008 09:34 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 12-Oct-2010 11:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2010 12:22 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 12-Oct-2010 12:55 | TB | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2015 19:24 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Aug-2016 17:11 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2016 16:31 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Sep-2019 17:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Apr-2020 15:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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