Accident Globe GC-1B Swift NC3701K ,
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Date:Monday 25 October 1948
Time:c. 09:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic GC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Globe GC-1B Swift
Owner/operator:Aero Club di Biella
Registration: NC3701K
MSN: 1394
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Monferrato, near Moncalvo (AT) -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Bordighera
Destination airport:Biella
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in hills in fog. Industrialist Michele Vitale (30) and pilot Giulio Panzera (32). Type given as "Swift" and registration as "N.G.370 I.K."

Sources:

https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1948/10/26/page_004.pdf
La Stampa 26 October 1948, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2014 18:07 TB Added
19-Feb-2020 20:34 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative]
09-Jan-2022 10:10 Cobar Updated [Registration, Cn]

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