ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164025
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| Date: | Sunday 18 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 |
| Owner/operator: | Regia Aeronautica |
| Registration: | MM22022 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Viareggio -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pisa |
Shot down by friendly fire (German "Nicoline Mearsh" warship) during a training flight; the SM.79 crashed at sea few miles off Viareggio, killing all 5 crew members (Ten. Cipriani, S.Ten. Fasciani, Av./S Bufali, Av./S Cosana, Av./A Domanetti) ; some wreckage was recovered in 1984.
Sources:
Book: "Le barche con le ali" by Paolo Farina
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2014 18:56 | jollyroger | Added |
| 20-Feb-2014 18:10 | jollyroger | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2015 16:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities] |
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