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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 16 May 1940 |
| Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM-75 |
| Operator: | Ala Littoria |
| Registration: | I-LUPI |
| C/n / msn: | 32038 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Barcelona Airport (BCN) ( Spain)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL), Spain |
| Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain |
A ladder in the cargo compartment moved during takeoff and jammed the controls. There were no survivors amongst the passengers, most of them military personnel.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Dimensione Cielo, Ed. Bizzarri Vol 8 pag. 55» Algemeen Handelsblad, 18-05-1940
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Madrid-Barajas Airport as the crow flies is 479 km (300 miles).
Distance from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Madrid-Barajas Airport as the crow flies is 479 km (300 miles).
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