ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235304
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| Date: | Sunday 20 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79 |
| Owner/operator: | 194ª Squadriglia, 90° Gruppo BT, 30° Stormo BT |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sciacca |
On 20 April 1941 a section of two S.79s of 194ª Squadriglia, 90° Gruppo BT, 30° Stormo BT, flew a night patrol on the Sciacca – Kuriate – Kerkenna – Sciacca road. The wingman returned one hour after the take off due to bad weather conditions, but the leader did not come back and was lost with the whole crew.
Crew (all lost):
Cap. Pil. Domenico Valsania
Serg. Pil. Antonio Sirignano
Magg. Pil. Oss. Luigi Barbesino
1° Av. Mot. Ezio Mita
1° Av. Marc. Aldo Balducci
1° Av. Arm. Attilio Calvari
The observer of this aircraft, 46 years old Louis Barbesino, had been a football player and a coach before enlisting in the Reggia Aeronautica and had played in the Italian National team. He represented his country in football at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Sources:
http://www.ghostairport.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18:il-30d-stormo-a-sciacca-661940-791941&catid=12:30d-stormo&Itemid=57
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Barbesino
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2020 10:06 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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