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Crash of a CRDA CANT Z.506 Airone off Sicily

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
CRDA CANT Z.506 Airone
Operator:
Registration:
I-POLA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
299
YOM:
1936
Location:
Sicily
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While completing an ambulance flight, the three engine airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily. The occupant's fate remains unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Stromboli: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+CT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
4240
Location:
Stromboli
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 300 metres west of Stromboli, off Sicily. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Albrecht Irion, pilot,
Gefr Paul Wulf, bomb aimer,
Uffz Paul Schledermann, radio operator,
Gefr Gerhard Urban, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Marina di Ragusa: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+LU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
MSN:
6235
YOM:
1939
Location:
Marina di Ragusa
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure, lost height and crashed onto a house located 26-28 Cagliari Street in Marina di Ragusa, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed as well as five members of the Carnemolla Family.
Crew:
Fw Theodor Rohmann, pilot,
Fw Kurt Bock, observer,
Fw Ernst Hahn, mechanic,
Uffz Willi Michael, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mg5e off Messina: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
4V+EH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
7055
YOM:
1940
Location:
Messina
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Messina. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Heinz Scherwarth, pilot,
Fw Heinz Clausen, radio operator,
Ofw Helmut Stein, flight engineer.
Gefr Helmut Gottschalk.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m on Mt Tezio: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
G6+KL ?
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Florence - Rome
MSN:
6528
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mt Tezio
Umbria
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane crashed on the slope of Mt Tezio located about 10 km northwest of Perugia. Two crew members were injured and three others were killed.
Crew:
Fw Paul List, pilot, †
Uffz Heinz Manthei, radio operator, †
Fw Rithmeier, mechanic,
Fhr Otmar Hain, †
Uffz Otto Torge.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.75C in Catania

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1941 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75
Operator:
Registration:
I-LUME
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Catania – Rome
MSN:
32032
YOM:
1939
Location:
Catania
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Some 30 minutes after takeoff from Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, the right engine caught fire, forcing the crew to return to Catania. After landing, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with two parked Junkers JU.88. Several explosions occurred and the SM.75C was destroyed by fire. Nevertheless, all 17 occupants evacuated safely and there were no injuries.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Venice

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2807
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Venice
Veneto
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2130LT on an operation to Italy. It crashed in unknown circumstances off Venice. All six crew members were rescued and becake PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Arthur Hodgson,
P/O Leslie Kenneth Sloan Wilson,
Sgt Leslie W. Hatherly,
Sgt E. E. Harding,
Sgt J. McAnally,
Sgt C. F. Pummery.

Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland off Catania: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Martin 167 Maryland
Operator:
Registration:
AR707
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Luqa - Luqa
Location:
Catania
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Luqa at 0700LT to proceed with a check of the fleet based at Taranto Airport. While approaching Catania at an altitude of 10,000 feet, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Macchi M.C. 200 and crashed in the Mediterranea Sea off the Sicily coast. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt René Duvauchelle, pilot,
Sgt George Taylor, observer,
Sgt Jacques Méhouas, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 off Capri Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1940 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75
Operator:
Registration:
I-LIGO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Catania – Rome
MSN:
32035
YOM:
1939
Location:
Capri Island
Campania
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route from Catania to Rome, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF fighter and crashed in the sea some 40 nautical miles southwest of Capri Island. All seven occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a RAF fighter.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero in Cartosio: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rome - Torino
Location:
Cartosio
Piedmont
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Rome to reach the CIAF headquarters (Italian Armistice Commission with France) in Torino with seven people on board. Weather conditions deteriorated when the airplane crashed in Cartosio, about 10 km southwest of Acqui Terme. All seven occupants were killed, among them General Pietro Pintor and General Aldo Pellegrini.
Crew:
Maj Cesare Quinto,
Col Attilio Corti, pilot,
Cpt Giuseppe Cadel, pilot,
Mar Ettore Alberi, engineer.
Sgt/M Paolo Cinti, mechanic.
Passengers:
Gen Pietro Pintor,
Gen Aldo Pellegrini.
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