Sigonella - Sigonella

On November 6, 1954 at 09:30 AM, Sigonella - Sigonella experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, operated by Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana, with the event recorded near Vaccarizzo Sicily.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew (87th Squadron) was completing a local training sortie from Sigonella NAS. In unclear circumstances, the Harpoon collided in flight with a second Italian Air Force Harpoon registered MM80065 and carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in Vaccarizzo, about 15 km south of Catania. The debris were found in a wasteland located less than a km from the beach. Both aircraft were destroyed and all nine crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration MM80061, MSN 15-1329, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.3693°, 15.0882°.