Accident North American F-51D Mustang MM4370, Tuesday 14 January 1958
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Date:Tuesday 14 January 1958
Time:11:30 LT
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: MM4370
MSN: 124-44404
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Padova (PD) -   Italy
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Vicenza
Destination airport:Padova
Narrative:
Crashed into shed of store Fornaci Carotta. Pilot Col Orazio De Silvestri (50).

Sources:

Scramble
La Stampa 14 January 1958, p7/15 January 1958, p4

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Sep-2013 17:35 TB Added
10-Feb-2016 18:00 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Feb-2016 19:00 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]

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