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| Date: | Tuesday 21 September 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman S-2F Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM133100 |
| MSN: | 71 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sigonella NAS (CT), Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Catania-Fontanarossa |
Crashed during attempted emergency landing at Signorella NAS after engine failure shortly after take-off. S.Ten Pilota Giovanni Attanasio (24), S.Ten Carmello Basile killed. Aviere Salvatore Mantella died from injuries and Serg Angelo Pozzi survived serious injured.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/incivolo/incivolo.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1971_09/19710922_0005.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:24 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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