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Ustica aircraft accident: the investigation was diverted, Itavia could ask a compensation for its bankruptcy
Rome, Italy - "The hypothesis of a missile shot by an unknown airplane is now consacrated", the Italian supreme Court stated
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The third civil section of the Italia Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) stated that, in relation with the investigation relative to the accident of the DC-9 aircraft near Ustica, which caused the death of 81 persons on June 27, 1980, "The diversion [of the investigation] must be considered as definitevely ascertained", and that "The hypothesis of a missile shot by an unknown airplane has been profusely...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency