Accident Arnaldo Ulivelli balloon Unregistered, Sunday 2 June 1907
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Date:Sunday 2 June 1907
Time:day
Type:Arnaldo Ulivelli balloon
Owner/operator:Captain of the Military Engineers, Arnaldo Ulivelli
Registration: Unregistered
MSN: N/K
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Via Cassia (intersection with Via della Camilluccia) Rome -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ponte Milvio, Rome Italy
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Captain of the Military Engineers Arnaldo Ulivelli's balloon departs from Ponte Milvio but is hit by lightning while flying above a military parade in Rome. He suffers from broken bones and burns as his balloon falls from 500 metres, crashes on the Via Cassia, not far from the intersection with Via della Camilluccia, and dies four hours later in San Giacomo Hospital. A stone memorial has been erected at the crash site.

Sources:

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_before_1925
2. ROMA: XX MUNICIPIO, OMAGGIO AD ARNALDO ULIVELLI A 100 ANNI DALLA MORTE". www1.adnkronos.com. 2 June 2007
3. "Forty-seven Lives Lost in Airship Accidents". The New York Times. 14 July 1910
4. "Un Ballon Frappé par la Foudre". Le Petit Journal. 16 June 1907.
5. Cronologia at aerostati.it. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jul-2024 07:56 Zvezdan Added
20-Dec-2024 08:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, ]

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