Catania – Rome

On December 24, 1940 at 11:30 AM, Catania – Rome experienced a crash involving Savoia-Marchetti SM.75, operated by Ala Littoria, with the event recorded near Capri Island Campania.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. En route, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF fighter and crashed into the sea some 40 nautical miles southwest of the Capri Island. All seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-LIGO, MSN 32035, year of manufacture 1939.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.5488°, 14.2284°.