The Air Force cancels the event scheduled in Rivolto on May 1st as a sign of mourning and speaks of a “tragic accident”. The officer was killed along with a relative
One of the two victims charred to death in an ultralight aircraft crashcrashed in the upper Val Torre in the province of Udine, is a pilot of Tricolor Arrows. Pony 8 was the captain’s code name Alessio Ghersi
, 34 years. There would have been a relative with him.
The accident happened around 6.30pm yesterday, when some witnesses saw the aircraft crash, wrapped in a cloud of smoke released after a flame or an explosion. In the late evening the recognition of the victims.
The ultralight, a Pioneer 300 brand I-8548, had taken off from Campoformido shortly before. Rescuers have set up a base camp in the area. The area where the aircraft crashed is inaccessible and completely covered by vegetationreachable only on foot.
The Air Force has canceled the traditional event of the First of May in Rivolto (Udine). There is talk of a “tragic accident”, recalling that Ghersi was a pilot in service with the 313th “Frecce Tricolori” Acrobatic Training Group.
The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, general of the air force Luca Goretti, “on behalf of the entire Armed Forces, clings to his wife and their two children in this moment of profound pain”.
April 30, 2023 (change April 30, 2023 | 10:59 am)
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