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| Date: | Wednesday 27 February 1957 |
| Time: | c. 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Fiat G.91 |
| Owner/operator: | Fiat Aviazione S.p.A. |
| Registration: | NC-1 |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cavour (TO) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Torino-Caselle |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The first prototyp was lost during low level high speed test flight when excessive tail flutter starting. Chief Testpilot Riccardo Bignamini ejected safely.
Sources:
http://militaria.forum-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1210
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1957_02/19570228_0002.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2012 07:13 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2012 07:28 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-May-2013 16:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
| 11-Jun-2014 19:33 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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