ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178617
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| Date: | 02-FEB-1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | CANT Z.506 |
| Owner/operator: | CANT |
| Registration: | I-LAMA |
| MSN: | 00491 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Natal -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
Hydro airplane caught fire and crashed in sea during transatlanic test flight. Cap Mario Stoppani (42) rescued. Cap Mario Viola, Cap Molinari, Cap Enrico Comani, radio operator Demetrio Jaira (31), mechanic Renato Pogliani (26) died.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 3 February 1938, p1
A Noite 3 February 1938, p1+3 .
RACI web
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2015 09:16 | TB | Added |
| 13-Nov-2019 09:51 | TB | Updated [Registration, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2019 10:10 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2020 15:37 | J155 | Updated [Cn] |
| 14-Mar-2020 15:57 | J155 | Updated [Source] |
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