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Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy.

Historical image related to Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy. from February 3, 1998

1998 Cavalese cable car crash

1998 incident involving a US Marine Corps aircraft and a cable car in Italy

The Cavalese cable car crash, also known as Strage del Cermis, occurred on 3 February 1998, near the Italian town of Cavalese, a ski resort in the Dolomites some 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Trento. Twenty people were killed when a United States Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler…
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Trento

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Trento, also known in English as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th century, the city was the location of the Council of Trent. It was part of Austria and…
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February 3

Day of the year

February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 331 days remain until the end of the year.
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