Ala Littoria
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| Founded | 1934 | |||
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| Parent company | Italian government | |||
| Headquarters | Italy | |||
Ala Littoria was the Italian national airline that operated during the 1930s and 1940s.
[edit] History
Ala Littoria was formed by a merger of Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM), Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea (SANA), Società Italiana Servizi Aerei (SISA) and Aero Espresso Italiana (AEI) in 1934. The airline was owned by the Italian government and predominantly featured the Italian flag on its aircraft.
Ala Littoria flew to destinations across Europe and Italian colonies in Africa. During the Second World War, Ala Littoria acted as a transport service for the Italian military. However the airline did not survive the war and was disbanded.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 30 April 1938 a Savoia-Marchetti S.73 of Ala Littoria crashed on a flight from Tirana to Rome. The aircraft struck the mountains near Maranola and all nineteen occupants were killed.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Italian Disaster", Flight: 442, 5 May 1938, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/1935.html, retrieved 3 May 2011
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