MM22001

Following an uneventful bombing mission over Gibraltar, the crew was returning to his base when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to a fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed on a beach located in Valencia. While all seven crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

MM22001

Aircraft

Piaggio P.108

Registration

MM22001

Date

June 28, 1942 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Bombing

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Valencia Valencian Community

Region

Europe • Spain

Coordinates

39.4741°, -0.3759°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On June 28, 1942 at 12:00 AM, MM22001 experienced a crash involving Piaggio P.108, operated by Regia Aeronautica, with the event recorded near Valencia Valencian Community.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful bombing mission over Gibraltar, the crew was returning to his base when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to a fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed on a beach located in Valencia. While all seven crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration MM22001.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.4741°, -0.3759°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Following an uneventful bombing mission over Gibraltar, the crew was returning to his base when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to a fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed on a beach located in Valencia. While all seven crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

7

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

7

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 7

Operational Details

Flight Type

Bombing

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Piaggio P.108

Registration

MM22001