Accident Lockheed P-38 Lightning ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160344
 
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Date:Wednesday 16 June 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Napoli-Capodichino (NA) -   Italy
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Capodichino
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed just after take off from Capodichino, right engine failure and hydraulics off. The Test pilot Aldo Ligabò tried to lift manually the main landing gear but the power less aircraft hit trees and crashed. Test pilot Aldo Ligabò and M.llo 1^Cl. Osvaldo Fino were killed.

Sources:

http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/incivolo/incivolo.htm
unknown

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Sep-2013 13:17 TB Added
10-May-2017 11:02 j155 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-May-2017 15:27 j155 Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative]
11-Jan-2020 19:23 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]

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