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pigboat

30th Jun 2001, 05:38

The Itavia DC-9 that was lost on June 27 1980, was supposedly shot down by "friendly fire." However, I've seen somewhere that an investigation carried out by a British specialist concluded that the aircraft was destroyed by an on board explosion.
I seem to recall that this link was posted on PPRuNe, I believe, last fall. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanx.

DownIn3Green

30th Jun 2001, 14:15

I believe I read something about this accident on Aviation Safety Network:

http://www.aviation-safety.net.

PaperTiger

30th Jun 2001, 20:34

http://aviation-safety.net/specials/ustica/index.html to be precise.

pigboat

1st Jul 2001, 05:58

Thanks guys. That's what I was looking for.