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On 27 June 1980, '''Itavia Flight 870''', a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 passenger jet en route from Bologna to Palermo, [[Italy]], crashed into the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] between the islands of Ponza and Ustica, killing all 81 people on board. Known in [[Italy]] as the '''Ustica massacre''', the disaster led to numerous investigations, legal actions and accusations, and continues to be a source of controversy, including claims of conspiracy by the Italian government and others.
  
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The [[Prime Minister of Italy]] at the time, [[Francesco Cossiga]], attributed the crash to being accidentally shot down during a dogfight between [[Libyan]] and [[NATO]] fighter jets.<ref>''[https://gosint.wordpress.com/2020/06/27/40-years-ago-remembering-aerolinee-itavia-flight-870-ustica-june-27-1980/ "40 Years Ago — Remembering Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 (USTICA – June 27 1980)"]''</ref>
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A 1994 report argued the cause of the crash was a terrorist bomb, one in a years-long series of bombings in Italy. 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, but the perpetrators are still missing.<ref>''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italian-court-missile-caused-1980-mediterranean-plane-crash-italy-must-pay-compensation/2013/01/28/8337ede8-6976-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html "Italian court: Missile caused 1980 Mediterranean plane crash; Italy must pay compensation"]''</ref>
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Deaths81
Interest ofIvo Nutarelli

On 27 June 1980, Itavia Flight 870, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 passenger jet en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea between the islands of Ponza and Ustica, killing all 81 people on board. Known in Italy as the Ustica massacre, the disaster led to numerous investigations, legal actions and accusations, and continues to be a source of controversy, including claims of conspiracy by the Italian government and others.

The Prime Minister of Italy at the time, Francesco Cossiga, attributed the crash to being accidentally shot down during a dogfight between Libyan and NATO fighter jets.[1]

A 1994 report argued the cause of the crash was a terrorist bomb, one in a years-long series of bombings in Italy. 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, but the perpetrators are still missing.[2]

 

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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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References

  1. ↑ "40 Years Ago — Remembering Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 (USTICA – June 27 1980)"
  2. ↑ "Italian court: Missile caused 1980 Mediterranean plane crash; Italy must pay compensation"
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