Date & Time:
Nov 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
CRDA CANT Z.506 Airone
Operator:
Registration:
MM45428
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a SAR operation, looking for an Italian pilot missing from the previous day. While flying north of the Tunisian coast, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea north of La Galite Island. All five crew members found refuge in a dinghy and reached Tunisia three days later. The airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
Lt Aurelio Brozzi, pilot,
Fm Eduardo Acton,
Ac1 Bergomi, flight engineer,
Ac1 Petrella, wireless operator,
Pvt Pintus.
Crew:
Lt Aurelio Brozzi, pilot,
Fm Eduardo Acton,
Ac1 Bergomi, flight engineer,
Ac1 Petrella, wireless operator,
Pvt Pintus.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
