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Crash of a Caproni Ca.135 into the Mediterranean Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1938
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No
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5
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0
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Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
A group of seven Caproni Ca.135 departed Sardinia to be delivered to the Spanish Air Force in Palma de Mallorca. En route, the group encountered stormy weather. Two crew returned to Sardinia, two crew were able to reach Mallorca and three aircraft crashed into the sea. No trace of them nor the 15 crew members (five in each airplane) was found.
Crew:
Cpt Alfredo di Aichelburg, pilot,
Br Vincenzo Lotto, pilot,
Sgt Almerico Landuzzi, mechanic,
Av Giuseppe Mortellaro, radio operator,
Sgt Guido Pasini, gunner.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.135 into the Mediterranean Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1938
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
5
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
A group of seven Caproni Ca.135 departed Sardinia to be delivered to the Spanish Air Force in Palma de Mallorca. En route, the group encountered stormy weather. Two crew returned to Sardinia, two crew were able to reach Mallorca and three aircraft crashed into the sea. No trace of them nor the 15 crew members (five in each airplane) was found.
Crew:
Cpt Luigi Scagliotti, pilot,
2nd Lt Guelfo Aldrovandi, pilot,
Sgt Luciano Cenerelli, mechanic,
Sgt Piero Gabrielli, radio operator,
Sgt Nicola Indrizzi, gunner.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.135 into the Mediterranean Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1938
Type of aircraft:
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Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
A group of seven Caproni Ca.135 departed Sardinia to be delivered to the Spanish Air Force in Palma de Mallorca. En route, the group encountered stormy weather. Two crew returned to Sardinia, two crew were able to reach Mallorca and three aircraft crashed into the sea. No trace of them nor the 15 crew members (five in each airplane) was found.
Crew:
Lt Pietro Berardi, pilot,
Br Bruno Pallotta, pilot,
Sgt Ferruccio Orgia, radio operator,
Av Giovanni De Rosa, mechanic,
Av Camillo Di Pasquantonio, gunner.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio in Zuara: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1938
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I-ENEI
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Survivors:
Yes
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Crew on board:
4
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed London on a flight to Cape Town on behalf of the Ministero dell'Aeronautica. While approaching the Libyan coast, the crew was forced to divert to the nearest airport due to fuel exhaustion. On approach to Zuara Airfield located 47 km from the Libya-Tunisia border, the airplane crashed on an Italian Military Camp. While all four crew members were injured, three people on the ground were killed.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 in Catalonia: 17 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1938
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Registration:
MM28-16
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
17
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft was performing a mission on behalf of the Spanish Air Forces. While cruising over Catalonia, a bomb detonated in the bomb bay and the aircraft crashed in a huge explosion. All 17 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Bomb explosion in flight.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 in Catalonia: 17 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1938
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Registration:
MM28-25
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No
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Crew on board:
17
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft was performing a bombing mission on behalf of the Spanish Air Force. While cruising over Catalonia, the aircraft collided with another SM.79 that was hit by Flak. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a huge explosion. All 17 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an in-flight collision after the second aircraft has been shot down by antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a CRDA CANT Z.506 Airone off Natal: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1938
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Registration:
I-LAMA
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Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Natal - Dakar
MSN:
491
YOM:
1937
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Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The float plane was completing a tour between South America and Italy on behalf of the Ministero dell'Aeronautica, carrying six crew members. Few minutes after takeoff from Natal, the airplane caught fire, exploded and crashed into the ocean. A crew member was rescued while five others were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Mario Stoppani,
Cpt Mario Viola, †
Cpt Molinari, †
Cpt Enrico Comani, radio operator, †
Demetrio Jaira, mechanic, †
Renato Pogliani. †

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero in Travesio: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1936
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No
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Crew on board:
3
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the three engine airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Travesio. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Umberto Rovis, pilot,
Sgt/M Giovanni Miragoli, pilot,
Sgt Mario Baggio, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 in Roccagorga: 16 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1936 at 1245 LT
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No
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Schedule:
Rome - Palermo
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Crew on board:
4
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
En route from Rome to Palermo, one of the engine failed. The crew apparently attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed onto several houses located in the center of the village of Roccagorga, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed. Some locals attempted to rescue the crew when houses collapsed. Six rescuers and six residents were killed as well.
Crew:
Lt Andrea Fumo,
Lt Corrado Ciani,
Mot Lorenzo Chiovati,
Av Nicola Esposito.
Rescuers:
Giuseppe Cotesta,
Cecilio Lombardi,
Domenico Mancini,
Domenica Menta,
Giuseppe Restaini,
Anselmo Rossi.
Residents:
Felicetta Babbo,
Angela Bruni,
Antonietta Ciotti,
Filomena Fusco,
Vittoria Palombi,
Teresa Rossi.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello in Civita Castellana: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1936
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Survivors:
Yes
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Crew on board:
5
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Pax on board:
1
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Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Civita Castellana, some 40 km north of Rome. A crew member survived while all five other occupants, among them the journalist Guido Stellingwerf, were killed.