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Tuscany

Crash of a Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar off Pisa: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1964 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
MM52-6036
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pisa – Grosseto
MSN:
11075
YOM:
1952
Location:
Pisa-San Giusto-Galileo Galilei (Arturo dell'Oro)
Tuscany
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Pisa-San Giusto-Galileo Galilei Airport, en route to Grosseto, the airplane lost height, struck the water surface and crashed into the sea few km off shore. All six crew members were killed.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar in Pisa

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1963
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
MM52-6005
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
10863
YOM:
1952
Location:
Pisa-San Giusto-Galileo Galilei (Arturo dell'Oro)
Tuscany
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reason, the airplane belly landed at Pisa-Arturo Dell'Oro Airport. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Piaggio P.108B in Pisa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piaggio P.108
Operator:
Registration:
MM22003
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pisa - Pisa
Location:
Pisa-San Giusto-Galileo Galilei (Arturo dell'Oro)
Tuscany
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training exercise at Pisa-San Giusto Airport. On approach, two engines lost power simultaneously, causing the airplane to stall and to crashfew hundred metres short of runway. Five crew members were injured and three others were killed, among them Bruno Mussolini.
Crew (274th Squadron):
Lt Francesco Sacconi, pilot,
Off Angelo Trezzini, flight engineer,
Cpt Bruno Mussolini, pilot. (Aged 23, he was the second son of Benito Mussolini).
Probable cause:
Double engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.12 in Rome: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1919
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.12
Operator:
Registration:
D5439
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
London – Paris – Pisa – Rome – Cairo
Location:
Rome-Centocelle
Lazio
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed London on a flight to Cairo, carrying four crew members. In Paris, one passenger, Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (awa Lawrence of Arabia) embarked to fly to Cairo after taking part to the 1919 Peace Conference in Paris. While approaching Rome-Centocelle Airport at dusk, the pilot encountered limited visibility and attempted a go-around procedure when the aircraft clipped a tree and crashed upside down. Both pilots were killed and three other occupants were injured.
Crew:
2nd Lt Frederick George Prince, pilot, †
2nd Lt Sydney Spratt, pilot, †
Aircraftman F. J. Daw +1.
Passenger:
Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence.
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