Accident Curtiss S2C-5 Helldiver MM80020, Friday 12 January 1951
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Date:Friday 12 January 1951
Time:
Type:Curtiss S2C-5 Helldiver
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI
Registration: MM80020
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grottaglie (TA) -   Italy
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Taranto-Grottaglie (TAR)
Narrative:
Flew into terrain. Pilot Ten Enrico Sbrighi killed.

Sources:

Scramble
http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/incivolo/incivolo.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1951_01/19510113_0005.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Sep-2013 18:04 TB Added
05-Sep-2013 18:08 TB Updated [Location, ]
05-Jan-2014 10:44 TB Updated [Narrative, ]

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