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| Date: | Thursday 11 August 1955 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM51-11058 |
| MSN: | ....-1511B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cevedale in Val di Sole (SO) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ghedi AB (BR) (LIPL) |
During the flight, the pilot flew direct into a close valley, but any attempt to pull up was without success. The aircraft crashed into the mountain (Cima Forzellina nel Gruppo Ortles) and the pilot Ten Adolfo Pellegrini (27) was killed.
Sources:
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1955_08/19550812_0002.pdf
La Stampa 11 August 1955, p1/12 August 1955, p7
unknown (registration)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 18:04 | TB | Added |
| 01-Aug-2014 20:08 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 25-Dec-2015 22:06 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2016 18:00 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2016 17:43 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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