Piaggio P.108

Regia Aeronautica

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.

Regia Aeronautica

The crew was engaged in a circle training flight around the airport of Pisa-San Giusto. On approach, two engines lost power simultaneously. The aircraft stalled and crashed few yards short of runway. Five crew members were injured while three others were killed, among them the captain Mussolini. Crew (274th Squadron): Lt Francesco Sacconi, pilot, Off Angelo Trezzini, engineer, Cpt Bruno Mussolini, pilot. (Aged 23, he was the second son of Benito Mussolini).