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Helicopter which crashed in Viterbo: General Giangiacomo Calligaris was on board

Viterbo, Italy - He served as Deputy Commander of the Italian Joint Task Force in Iraq

Two persons were on board of the AB-206 helicopter of the Italian Army which crashed today near Viterbo, in Central Italy, and lost their lives: one of them was General Giangiacomo Calligaris, 57 yo, Commander of the Italian Army Aviation. A yet-to-be-identified Lieutenant Colonel was with him. Born in Naples, Calligaris joined the Army's general staff in 1992. In 1999 he served as chief of the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1157845
Rome, Italy, 01/23/2014 16:48
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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