Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870

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Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870.jpg
The reconstructed plane
Date27 June 1980
LocationTyrrhenian Sea,  near Ustica,  Italy
Interest ofIvo Nutarelli

Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashed on 27 June 1980, killing all on board, while en route from Bologna to Palermo.

Causes

Former Italian President Francesco Cossiga attributed the cause of the crash to a missile fired from a French Navy aircraft. On 23 January 2013 Italy's top criminal court ruled that there was "abundantly" clear evidence that the flight was brought down by a missile.[1]


In June 2010, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano urged all Italian authorities to cooperate in the investigation of the incident.[2]

Legal Action

In September 2011 the Palermo civil tribunal ordered the Italian government to pay 100 million euros ($137 million) in civil damages to the relatives of the victims for failure to protect the flight and for concealing the truth and destroying evidence.[3]

Finally, on 23 January 2013, Italy’s top criminal court ruled that there was "abundantly" clear evidence that the flight was brought down by a stray missile and confirming the lower court's order that the Italian government must pay compensation.[1]

In April 2015 the appeals court in Palermo confirmed the rulings of the Palermo civil tribunal of 2011 and rejected the appeal by the state attorney.[4]

 

Witness

WitnessDescription
Ivo NutarelliItalian Air Force pilot witnessing or participating in the events around the shoot down of flight Itavia Flight 870 in 1980. Died in deadly acrobatic show accident in 1988.
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