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| Date: | Thursday 2 August 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss S2C-5 Helldiver |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Metaponto (MT) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grottaglie (TA) |
Crashed into the Ionian Sea. Pilot S.Ten Giancarlo Delbarone serious injured and observer S.Ten Garat Francesco Cotto (25) died.
Sources:
http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/incivolo/incivolo.htm
https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1956/08/03/page_008.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2014 20:50 | TB | Added |
| 01-Feb-2017 18:00 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 16:15 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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