Mid-air collision Accident North American F-51D Mustang MM4281,
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Date:Saturday 9 April 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-51D Mustang
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration: MM4281
MSN: 122-39762
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Frazione S. Giusta, Colli al Volturno (IS) -   Italy
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Napoli-Capodichino (09:00)
Destination airport:Treviso
Narrative:
Collided with MM4272 and MM4303. Pilot Ten Giulio Mainella (27) killed.

Sources:

Scramble
https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1949/04/10/page_005.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Aug-2013 17:23 TB Added
17-Sep-2013 19:08 TB Updated [Narrative]
28-Oct-2013 11:21 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
10-Jan-2020 20:02 TB Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]

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