The 5 Worst Football Air Disasters of all time
2. Superga Air Disaster
On May 4 1949, in the first disaster of its kind involving association football teams, the Torino football team met with tragedy. Being carried by a Fiat G.212 aircraft of the Italian Airlines, it crashed into the wall of Superga. This was owing to the low visibility.
The crash of Superga claimed the lives of 31 victims. Among these were many members of the Italian football team as well. The reason of the crash was attributed to the malfunctioning of the aircraft’s altmeter.
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