ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234201
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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) |
| Roma via Marseille and Genova | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2020 15:19 | TB | Added |
| 22-Mar-2020 08:47 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 09:47 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 16:36 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 17:31 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 19:39 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Mar-2020 17:36 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2020 19:40 | Sergey L. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2022 08:02 | Jinx 40 | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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