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| Date: | Saturday 31 October 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky HSS-1N (S-58A) |
| Owner/operator: | Marina Militare Italiana (Italian Navy) |
| Registration: | MM80164 |
| MSN: | 58-991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maristaeli AB (CT), Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Five HSS-1/1N destroyed in tornado:
HSS-1/58-599/ MM143899
HSS-1/58-710/ MM143940
HSS-1/58-745/ MM143949
HSS-1N/58-990/ MM80163
HSS-1N/58-991/ MM80164
15 helicopters, two light aircraft and one four-engined airplane of the Netherland Air Force destroyed or damaged at Maristaeli AB and Fontanarossa Airport Catania (three hangars collapsed).
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121123090555/http://www.scramble.nl:80/milbase.htm
Passauer Neue Presse, 2.11.1964, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2010 05:36 | TB | Added |
| 24-Aug-2010 05:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-Jun-2012 10:00 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 19:15 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 19:18 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2013 17:22 | TB | Updated [Location, Plane category, ] |
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