Accident Curtiss S2C-5 Helldiver ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163696
 
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Date:Thursday 2 August 1956
Time:
Type:Curtiss S2C-5 Helldiver
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Metaponto (MT) -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Grottaglie (TA)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the Ionian Sea. Pilot S.Ten Giancarlo Delbarone serious injured and observer S.Ten Garat Francesco Cotto (25) died.

Sources:

http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/incivolo/incivolo.htm
https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1956/08/03/page_008.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Feb-2014 20:50 TB Added
01-Feb-2017 18:00 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
11-Feb-2020 16:15 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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