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| Date: | Sunday 4 October 1953 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Avia FL-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroclub Torino |
| Registration: | I-FCIN |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Torino-Aeritalia (LIMA) (TO) -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Torino-Aeritalia Airport (LIMA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during air display. Pilot Franco Gentile (34) killed.
Sources:
La Stampa 5 October 1953, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 15-Jul-2009 17:28 | angels one five | Updated |
| 08-Dec-2013 16:44 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 15:29 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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