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Enrico Mattei's death remembrance falls on today

Rome, Italy - The ENI powerful manager died on his airplane with pilot and a journalist. The "Seven sisters" shadow is still hanging over tragedy

On Saturday October 27, 1962, at 6:57pm and 10 seconds, the Linate Airport control tower lost contact with the little airplane of ENI, (Italian state oil board) - a "Morane Saulnier" - registered as I-Snap: on board aircraft, there were the President of firm Enrico Mattei, a British journalist and the pilot Irnerio Bertuzzi. The plane took off from Catania Airport at 4:57pm, following a fast visit...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 106184
Rome, Italy, 10/27/2004 15:41
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