Narrative:
The DC-6 crashed into the Monte Velino while returning to Rome from Khartoum.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 8 March 1962 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Operator: | Società Aerea Mediterranea - SAM |
| Registration: | I-DIMO |
| MSN: | 44254/456 |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mt Velino ( Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
| Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
The DC-6 crashed into the Monte Velino while returning to Rome from Khartoum.
Sources:
» L'Unità, 9-3-1962Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 3466 km (2166 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 3466 km (2166 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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