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Crash of a Douglas C-47B-6-DK near Trappa: 20 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1947 at 1410 LT
Operator:
Registration:
43-48736
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Pisa – Frankfurt
MSN:
14552/25997
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
After his departure from Pisa Airport, the crew encountered very poor weather conditions with alto-cumulus, heavy snow falls and wind from the southeast up to 25 knots. Due to the wind, the aircraft went off course up to 50 km to the west, and due to poor visibility, the crew was unaware of this course deviation. The aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located near Trappa and was destroyed. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft was found. On January 31st, 1948, Italian skiers found the wreckage of the aircraft and 20 dead bodies in an isolated area. According to some US military Officers, at least two passengers survived the crash but died few hours later.

Crash of a Fiat G.12CA in Torino: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1947 at 1826 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
MM60896
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Florence – Torino
MSN:
76
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On final approach to Torino-Mirafiori Airport, the three engine crashed in flames on the Aeritalia hangar located near the airport. Both pilots were killed while three other occupants plus three people in the hangar were injured.
Crew:
Cpt Giulio Barattolo, pilot, †
Cpt Bruno Gazzi, copilot, †
Mar Pasquale Girometti,
Mot Marco Ferrando, mechanic,
Sgt Maj Genesio Saccucci, radio operator.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-70-DL near Cuneo: 15 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
42-100829
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Neubiberg – Nice
MSN:
19292
YOM:
1943
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
15
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
Enroute, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located near Cuneo, killing all 15 occupants.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Fossano: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BF379
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1704LT on an operation to Torino. Over the target area, at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the airplane was hit by the German Flak, setting fire to the outer starboard engine. The crew managed to get clear of the are but was unable to gain height in order to cross the Alps. Heading south, the captain ordered his crew to bail out after which the airplane crashed in Fossano. The pilot was killed and all other crew members parachuted to safety. Six became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Lt William Templeton Christie, pilot, †
F/Sgt Oswald Falkingham,
Sgt William Reginald Jagger,
F/Sgt James Gerrard Jeffrey,
F/Sgt Ian MacDonald,
S/L Vincent Cronkitie McAuley,
Sgt Ronald Whyte McGraw,
Sgt F. K. Nightingale.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Torino: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1942 at 2144 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5570
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1747LT on an operation to Torino. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Piazza d'Armi. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Francis George Levett Bain, pilot,
Sgt Cornelius Michael Hurley, flight engineer,
Sgt William Howard Ellis, navigator,
F/Lt David Andrew Nicoll, observer,
Sgt Wallace Eugene Lodge,
Sgt Walter Hingley, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Boardman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Torino: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R9202
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 0024LT on an operation to Torino. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt George Norman Beames, pilot,
F/Sgt Valance Trent Bowie, pilot,
Sgt Charles Smith, flight engineer,
Sgt Neil Alexander MacLeod, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Houghton Smith, observer,
Sgt Ambrose Thomas Carter, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Peter Michael Everson, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Mitchell Wright, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Bardonecchia: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
DT571
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1719LT on an operation to Torino. In the evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located in Bardonecchia, about 77 km west of Torino, near the French border. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt B. A. Wisely, pilot,
Sgt G. E. Rawson,
P/O P. J. Morice,
Sgt J. Warren,
Sgt W. G. S. McAsh,
Sgt T. W. H. Casbolt,
Sgt J. Murchison.

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

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940 at 1300 LT
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rome - Torino
Country:
Region:
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.

Crash of an OFM F7/3m on Mt Basso: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1936 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-AAXZ
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Milan - Torino
MSN:
359
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Milan on a schedule service to Torino, carrying four passengers and three crew members. Approaching Torino from the northwest, the crew contacted Torino Airport, reporting poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The airplane impacted the slope of Mt Basso located 36 km west of Torino Airport. The wreckage was found 300 metres below the summit. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Carlo Teboldi, pilot,
Dante Bulgarelli, copilot,
Tiberio Cara, radio operator.
Passengers:
Carlo Alberto Pensa,
Luigi Colombo,
Angelo Villa,
André Anderheggen.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.60 in Lake Maggiore

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lake Maggiore - Lake Maggiore
MSN:
1
YOM:
1921
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was engaged in a test flight on this first prototype equipped with nine wings and eight engines. This flight was the first test of the aircraft which was just built few days earlier. After takeoff from Lake Maggiore, while climbing to a height of 18 meters (some 60 feet), the eaplane stalled and crashed in the lake. The pilot Captain Semprini was slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The project was later abandoned.