Savoia-Marchetti S.55 crash, Jan 6, 1931 (4 killed), Bola...

Savoia-Marchetti S.55 accident on January 6, 1931 near Bolama Bolama, Guinea Bissau with 4 fatalities.

The Savoia Marchetti S.55 I-BOER, part of Italo Balbo's Orbetello to Rio de Janeiro rally, crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Bolama on 6 January 1931. All four crew were killed and their bodies were never recovered.

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