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Rome: piece of airplane falls on a house in Ciampino

Rome, Italy - The plug of a tank likely belonged to a military aircraft

A piece of aircraft that resulted being the plug of a tank (a dark green object with a diameter of about 10 cm) fell on Sunday on the roof of a house in Ciampino, near the airport, but the news has only been issued today, at the end of local police's initial survey. The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) has been alerted and is carrying on an inquiry. "Through serial numbers and knowledge of air traffic...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108347
Rome, Italy, 08/19/2009 15:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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