Superga air disaster
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The Superga air disaster (also known as the Tragedy of Superga[1]) occurred on 4 May 1949, when a Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane (Italian Airlines), carrying the entire Torino football team (popularly known as the Grande Torino), crashed into the retaining wall at the back of the Basilica of Superga, which stands on a hill on the outskirts of Turin. All thirty-one people on the flight died.
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Accident | |
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Date | 4 May 1949 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to low visibility |
Site | Superga Hill, Turin, Italy |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Fiat G.212 CP |
Operator | Avio Linee Italiane |
Registration | I-ELCE |
Flight origin | Lisbon, Portugal |
Destination | Turin, Italy |
Passengers | 27 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 31 |
Survivors | 0 |
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