Accident Macchi M-18 , Saturday 8 April 1922
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Date:Saturday 8 April 1922
Time:14:45 LT
Type:Macchi M-18
Owner/operator:Compañía Aero Marítima Mallorquina S.A. (CAMSA)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Mediterranean Sea, 10 miles SE of Barcelona port -   Spain
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Barcelona
Destination airport:Palma de Mallorca
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Macchi M-18 mail seaplane, named "Ibiza" that traveled between Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca fell into the sea. Pilot (Mr. Colomer) was killed and the mechanic (Mr. Tissi) was seriously injured.

Sources:

El Debate, 10 April 1922, p2
https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=2284070&presentacion=pagina&posicion=2
https://archive.org/stream/bibliotecammb4707_1922/47071922_djvu.txt
https://fotosantiguasdemallorca.blogspot.com/2011/01/la-aero-maritima-mallorquina-y-manuel.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2025 07:21 Manu Added
21-Jan-2025 07:25 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Jan-2025 07:29 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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