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Ustica affair: the reasons of the sentence

Rome, Italy - According to Italian Judge, the military personnel's behaviour affected but did not prevent Italian Government from knowing the facts

The Italian Judge unveiled the reasons related to the sentence on the Ustica disaster on last November 27. Such disaster deals with the crash of a DC-9 Itavia with some 82 persons on board on June 27, 1980 while en route towards Southern Italy. According to what stated by Judge, the four officers from Italian Air Force under investigation could not be condamned when considering a series of aspects....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 108683
Rome, Italy, 11/29/2004 13:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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