Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 January 1960
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeronautica Militare Italiana – AMI
Registration Number: MM61770
Location: off Brindisi –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Flying vesselFlying vessel
Category: Accident
On January 22, 1960, a search for a missing aircraft was abandoned following the disappearance of two crewmen, Serg. marc. Erasmo Caldarone and 1Av mot. Giovanni Garozzo, from a flying vessel in the sea of Largo di Brindisi. The wreckage was discovered at 18 meters deep waters off Brindisi.On January 22, 1960, a search for a missing aircraft was abandoned following the disappearance of two crewmen, Serg. marc. Erasmo Caldarone and 1Av mot. Giovanni Garozzo, from a flying vessel in the sea of Largo di Brindisi. The wreckage was discovered at 18 meters deep waters off Brindisi.
Description
Disappeared in the sea of Largo di Brindisi. Search was abandoned on January 22, 1960. The wreckage was later discovered in 18 m deep waters off Brindisi. Two crewmen were Serg. marc. Erasmo Caldarone (27) and 1Av mot. Giovanni Garozzo (21)
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