Caproni Ca.48 crash, Aug 2, 1919 (14 killed), Verona-Vill...
Caproni Ca.48 accident on August 2, 1919 near Verona-Villafranca (Valerio Catullo) Veneto, Italy with 14 fatalities. Cause: Possible structural failure...
- Date: August 2, 1919
- Aircraft: Caproni Ca.48
- Location: Verona-Villafranca (Valerio Catullo) Veneto, Italy
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Possible structural failure of the wings in flight.
On 2 August 1919 a Caproni Ca.48 airliner flew from Milan Taliedo to Venice and was returning in the late afternoon when it crashed near Verona while cruising at about 3,000 feet. Eyewitnesses said the wings appeared to flutter and then collapse, and everyone on board was killed.