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Crash of a CRDA CANT Z.506C off Sicily: 20 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
CRDA CANT Z.506 Airone
Operator:
Registration:
MM60643
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
3031
YOM:
1942
Location:
Sicily
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
Shot down by Allied fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily. All 20 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Allied fire.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.75TP off Sicily

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75
Operator:
Registration:
I-BURA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tripoli - Rome
MSN:
32040
YOM:
1939
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:
En route from Tripoli to Rome, the three engine airplane was shot down and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sicily. The occupant's fate remains unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Sicily: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
M7+CL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1516
Location:
Sicily
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Sicily. A crew was killed, two were missing and a fourth was rescued.
Crew:
Fw Herbert Augustin, pilot, †
Uffz Rolf Seydel, observer, †
Uffz Hans Masruschart, radio operator, †
Uffz Alfred Kassner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
M7+DL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1647
Location:
Sicily
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a combat operation, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Sicily. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hermann Damaske, pilot,
Uffz Paul Winkler, radio operator,
Uffz Alois Eder, observer,
Uffz Johann Huppert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Sicily: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
7T+KK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1350
Location:
Sicily
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off the coast of Sicily. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Lt Walter Kipfmüller, pilot,
Uffz Georg Friedrich, observer,
Uffz Willi Kühlwetter, radio operator, †
Uffz Anton Schuster, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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.
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