ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192692
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| Date: | Friday 14 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 |
| Owner/operator: | Regia Aeronautica |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Sciacca -
 Italy
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The plane was shot down by an RAF fighter jet. The wreckage of the plane was retrieved from the sea in the year 2016.
The four crew members Italo Panettoni, Dante Zaccardelli, Renato Zinzi and Enrico Quattrini died in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/media/aereo-militare-savoia-marchetti-79-sparviero-abbattuto-dagli-inglesi-1942-ritrovato-mare-sciacca-6cd5caae-d46b-46ae-a947-95d7ac804df4.html#foto-1
http://www.difesaonline.it/news-forze-armate/cielo/sciacca-ritrovato-il-relitto-del-savoia-marchetti-abbattuto-dagli-inglesi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2017 14:43 | gerard57 | Added |
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