Accident Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180216
 
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Date:Saturday 7 December 1940
Time:13:00
Type:Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
Owner/operator:Regia Aeronautica
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Cartosio (SA) -   Italy
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Roma
Destination airport:Turin
Narrative:
Crashed. Two generals, Pietro Pintor (60), Aldo Pellegrini (52), killed.

Sources:

Correio da Manhã 10 December 1940, p1
Jenaer Volksblatt 9 December 1940
Pietro Pintor

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Oct-2015 17:39 TB Added
18-Apr-2020 13:38 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]

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