 A Caproni Ca.48 airliner | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 2, 1919 |
| Summary | Possible structural failure |
| Site | Verona, Italy 45°23′47″N 10°53′17″E / 45.396389°N 10.888056°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Caproni Ca.48 |
| Operator | Caproni |
| Flight origin | Venice, Italy |
| Destination | Taliedo, Milan, Italy |
| Passengers | 12,[1] 13, 14, or 15 (sources disagree) |
| Crew | 2[1] |
| Fatalities | (14,[1] 15,[2] 16,[3] or 17;[4] (sources disagree) |
| Survivors | 0 |
On August 2, 1919, a Caproni Ca.48 airliner crashed at Verona, Italy. All aboard died, with various sources placing the death toll at 14,[1] 15,[2] 16,[3] and 17.[4] It was Italy‘s first commercial aviation disaster and the earliest heavier-than-air airliner disaster in history.
- ^ a b c d Flight, August 7, 1919, p. 1053.
- ^ a b "Venice Airport Lido: On the Wings of the Sparrow". Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ a b Mambelli, Marino (11 April 2021). "TULLO MORGAGNI". Forlipedia (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b Guttman, p. 55.