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Date: | Thursday 4 July 1935 |
Time: | 08:05 |
Type: | Savoia-Marchetti S-66 |
Owner/operator: | Ala Littoria |
Registration: | I-REDI |
MSN: | 15004 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
Spain
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Barcelona (07:00) |
Destination airport: | Roma via Marseille and Genova |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Italian seaplane (3)ditched in Mediterranean Sea after failure of one engine. (2)Six passengers and four crew rescued by steamer "El Mansur" (from Oran) and "Roland". SOS call received 4 July, morning, (3)and various ships rushed to the scene.
(3)twelve occupants (eight pax and four crew) taken on board by french ship "Almansour" on his way from Marseille to Orán.
(3)registration "I-REDI" confirmed. ->location unclear: (3)"Golfo de León (Golfe du Lion, Gulf of Lion), near Marseille"..." (4)Cabo San Sebastián, off Menorca": ->the name of the French ship variated from "El Mansur"..."Almansour" to "Alcántara", but one and the same ship.
Airplane damaged and abandoned ->drifted and (5)wreckage washed up on north coast of Menorca 23 July.
Sources:
(2)Jenaer Volksblatt 6 July 1935/(5)25 July 1935
ABC (Madrid) 5 July 1935, p38
(3)La Vanguardia 5 July 1935, p7/(4)1 August 1935, p20
Gulf of Lion
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21-Mar-2020 15:19 |
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22-Mar-2020 08:47 |
TB |
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22-Mar-2020 09:47 |
TB |
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22-Mar-2020 16:36 |
TB |
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22-Mar-2020 17:31 |
TB |
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22-Mar-2020 19:39 |
TB |
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23-Mar-2020 17:36 |
TB |
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14-Nov-2020 19:40 |
Sergey L. |
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23-Feb-2022 08:02 |
Jinx 40 |
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