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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1933 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: | Savoia Marchetti S.55 X |
| Owner/operator: | Italo Balbo |
| Registration: | I-RANI |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ponta Delgado, Azores -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ponta Delgado |
| Lissabon |
Nosed over on take-off and crashed. 15 airplane of "Balbogeschwader".
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 9 August 1933
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19330809.2.5&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Feb-2020 17:49 | TB | Added |
| 21-Jul-2020 12:11 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2023 13:52 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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