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| Date: | Friday 10 August 1956 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM80058 |
| MSN: | BUA37483 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | ca 2 km from Catania (CTA) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Catania-Fontanarossa (CTA/LICC) (08:25) |
Crashed shortly after take-off due to engine fire.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/incivolo/incivolo.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1956_08/19560811_0007.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2013 15:32 | TB | Added |
| 03-Feb-2014 14:04 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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