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Annex 31-].

Chart showing the position of each piece of wreckage at the place of the crash and pertinent legend.

Annex 11-2

Set of photographs of each piece of wreckage, taken at the crash eite imediately after the crash.

Aime): XI—B

Set of photographs taken at the 2nd Central Depot in Gallarate in the course of the inquiries described in paragraph 11.2.

Annex XI-h

List of materials sent to the U.S.A. for tests. Annex 31-5

Descriptive sketch of fuel tanks Nos. 5, 6 and 7. Annex 31-6

Dieggm of the fuel system of the Super Constellation plane type 1 9-AI

Annex XI-T Accessories of the fuel tanks.

Position of the wreckage


In the course of the events which ended mth the structural disintegration, in flight, of the aircraft while it was followng the prescribed route Saronno NDB-Biella NDB, many parts of the wreckage became separated from the plane and were scattered over an area of about 3 square kilometers.

The crash area is located at about 30 km. to the NW of Milan

and includes the towns of Olgiate Olona, Prospiano, Gorla Minore, Nizzolina, Mernate and Castellanza, all of them to the NE of Busto Arsimo in the promos of Varese.

Proceeding into the said zone, in an east—west direction corres- pending more or less to the plane's route, the scattering of the wreckage on the ground extended for about three kilometers within a mde and irregular lane which began at the Celora farm (about 1 km. to the NE of Nizzolina) and ended at the tOWn of Olgiate Clone...