CRASH INTO ATLANTIC
ITALIAN SEAPLANE BURNT MISHAP WHEN DUMPING PETROL FOUR MEMBERS OF CREW KILLED (CHITED FEESS i.SSOCIATIOS —COPTKIGWT./ (R:ceived February 3, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, February 2. The Italian aviator, Signor Mario Stoppani, on his return flight to Italy from South America, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. Signor Stoppani's machine crashed 50 miles from the coast and was burnt. Signor Stoppani was injured and the four members of his crew were killed. A German aeroplane rescued Signor Stoppani, who was found clinging to floating wreckage. The disaster is attributed to the ignition of petrol which was dumped before landing, similar to the disaster to the Samoan Clipper. The Italians turned back because of engine trouble when they were hundreds of miles out on their flight to Cadiz. Evidently they realised that they were unable to complete the return journey and a empted to bring the machine dc.vn on the sea. [Stoppani flew from Cadiz to Victoria, Brazil, arriving there on December 29, 1937. It was claimed that he had set a new world long-distance seaplane record of 4350 miles in 26 hours.l
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22318, 4 February 1938, Page 13
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