Lockheed P-2 Harpoon crash, Aug 10, 1956 (5 killed), Cata...
Lockheed P-2 Harpoon accident on August 10, 1956 near Catania Sicily, Italy with 5 fatalities. Cause: The cause was an engine fire and explosion during...
- Date: August 10, 1956
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon
- Location: Catania Sicily, Italy
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was an engine fire and explosion during the initial climb.
An Italian Air Force Lockheed P 2 Harpoon on a training flight crashed in flames in a field about 2 km from Catania Fontanarossa Airport, Sicily, on 10 August 1956. An engine caught fire and exploded during the initial climb, and all five crew were killed.