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CHAPTER I
DETAILS OF THE CRASH (a) Olgiate Olona (Varese). (b) Date and time
June 26, 1959, about h=35 Pun. (time given is G.M.T. unlesa other- wise indicated).
(c) Nature of the flight
Regular scheduled flight.
Actual take-off time
Elitth 10:15 a.m.
(Rome 2:00 p.111. TWA Flight No. 891/26 (
EMilan 14:20 p.m.
(Paris .........
(a) Purpose of the flight Public transportation of passengers, mail and cargo. (9) Date on which the Board of 111un was notified On June 26, 1959, on instructions from the Ministry of Defense, the
Office of the Secretary General M.D.A. [Ministry of Defense - Aviation] appointed the following Board to investigate the crash:
Major General Duilio FANALI, Inspector of the Air Force Academy Chairman
001. Paris PEMAZZA, Air Force, Office of the Director General of 011711 Aviation and Air Traffic Member
Lt. Col. Piero ANDREOTTI, Air Force General Staff Member Lt. Col. Stefano CASI'ELIJANI, Air Force, Office of the Inspector of Telecommnioations and Aide to Air
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Lt. Col. Enrico MIGLIO, G.A.r.i., Office of the Director of Aeronautical Construction, Milan "