Ala Littoria was the Italian

Italy

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 national airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 that operated during the 1930s and 1940s.

History

Ala Littoria was formed by a merger of Società Aerea Mediterranea

Società Aerea Mediterranea

Società Aerea Mediterranea was an Italian cargo and passenger airline based in Rome, Italy, which operated between 1928 and 1939 as subsidiary of Ala Littoria and between 1959 and 1981 as subsidiary of Alitalia...

 (SAM), Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea

Societa Anonima Navigazione Aerea

Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea was an Italian airline established 1925 in Genoa, concentrating on flying boat routes in the western Mediterranean area.The initial route, Genoa, Rome, Naples, Palermo was started on April 7, 1926...

 (SANA), Società Italiana Servizi Aerei (SISA) and Aero Espresso Italiana (AEI) in 1934. The airline was owned by the Italian government and predominantly featured the Italian flag on its aircraft.

Ala Littoria flew to destinations across Europe and Italian colonies in Africa. During the Second World War, Ala Littoria acted as a transport service for the Italian military. However the airline did not survive the war and was disbanded.

Accidents and incidents

• On 30 April 1938 a Savoia-Marchetti S.73
  Savoia-Marchetti S.73
  |-References:* Lembo, Daniele,SIAI 81 Pipistrello, Aerei nella Storia, n.33....
  
   of Ala Littoria crashed on a flight from Tirana
  Tirana
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   to Rome
  Rome
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  . The aircraft struck the mountains near Maranola and all nineteen occupants were killed.