A 4,500 page investigation into an airline crash in 1980 has been sent to the US and French governments by the Italian foreign ministry. US and French air force aircraft were close by when the Itavia McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 suddenly plunged into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The document indicts four Italian generals and five former members of the country's secret services for "treason and obstructing justice", alleging that the DC-9 was hit by a missile or lost control avoiding a fighter. The tribunal - expected to sit early next year - will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to take the case to a higher court.
Source: Flight International
