S 81 crash Massaua 11 june 1940

[Rousselotalexis]

Hello,

On June 11, 1940 a S 81 (28 bis Gruppo BT ?) is reported crashed at Massaua / Massawa (Eritrea) with all the crew killed.

SHORES C., Dust Clouds in the Middle East., p. 17 and CANWELL D., SUTHERAND J., Air War East Africa 1940 - 1941, p. 31.

Does anyone have more informations about this aircraft and its crew ?

[Ludovico Slongo]

Ciao Rousselotalexis,
it was S.81 M.M. 20275 of 10a Squadriglia.
Back from an action over Port Sudan it hit a hill close to Massawa, for not specified reasons and was destroyed in flames. All the crew was K.I.A.
S.ten. Giovanni Dotta (pilot)
Serg. magg. pilota Ugo Restelli (pilot)
Serg. armiere Oberdan Rinaldi (gunner)
1° Av. Motorista Ventura Caravello (engineer)
Av. scelto Bruno Cusini
Hope this was useful
Ciao

Ludovico

[Rousselotalexis]

Thanks for this informations.