Bascapè
Encyclopedia
Bascapè is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pavia
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 20 km southeast of Milan
and about 20 km northeast of Pavia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,630 and an area of 13.1 km².
On October 27, 1962 Enrico Mattei
, on a flight from Catania
, Sicily to Milan
's Linate Airport
, died when his jet
plane
, a Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris, crashed in the countryside near Bascapè. Pilot Irnerio Bertuzzi
and the American journalist William McHale were also killed with Mattei. Subsequent inquiries officially declared that it was an accident; it is widely believed, however, that Mattei was murder
ed by sabotage
of the airplane.
Bascapè borders the following municipalities: Carpiano
, Casaletto Lodigiano
, Caselle Lurani
, Cerro al Lambro
, Landriano
, Torrevecchia Pia
, and Valera Fratta
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Pavia
Province of Pavia
The Province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Pavia is the capital.It has an area of 2,965 km², and a total population of 493,753...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 20 km southeast of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 20 km northeast of Pavia
Pavia
Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,630 and an area of 13.1 km².
On October 27, 1962 Enrico Mattei
Enrico Mattei
Enrico Mattei was an Italian public administrator. After World War II he was given the task of dismantling the Italian Petroleum Agency Agip, a state enterprise established by the Fascist regime. Instead Mattei enlarged and reorganized it into the National Fuel Trust Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi...
, on a flight from Catania
Catania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
, Sicily to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
's Linate Airport
Linate Airport
Linate Airport is one of the three major airports of Milan, Italy, along with Malpensa Airport and Orio al Serio Airport. Due to its closer proximity to Milan—it is east southeast of the city, compared with Malpensa, which is northwest of the city—it is mainly used for domestic and short-haul...
, died when his jet
Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...
plane
Fixed-wing aircraft
A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift due to the vehicle's forward airspeed. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft in which wings rotate about a fixed mast and ornithopters in which lift is generated by flapping wings.A powered...
, a Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris, crashed in the countryside near Bascapè. Pilot Irnerio Bertuzzi
Irnerio Bertuzzi
Irnerio Bertuzzi was an Italian military aviator of World War II who also served as personal pilot to Enrico Mattei, head of the Italian petroleum company Agip...
and the American journalist William McHale were also killed with Mattei. Subsequent inquiries officially declared that it was an accident; it is widely believed, however, that Mattei was murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
ed by sabotage
Sabotage
Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening another entity through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. In a workplace setting, sabotage is the conscious withdrawal of efficiency generally directed at causing some change in workplace conditions. One who engages in sabotage is...
of the airplane.
Bascapè borders the following municipalities: Carpiano
Carpiano
Carpiano is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km southeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,502 and an area of 17.2 km²....
, Casaletto Lodigiano
Casaletto Lodigiano
Casaletto Lodigiano is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km west of Lodi...
, Caselle Lurani
Caselle Lurani
Caselle Lurani is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km west of Lodi...
, Cerro al Lambro
Cerro al Lambro
Cerro al Lambro is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km southeast of Milan...
, Landriano
Landriano
Landriano is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Pavia....
, Torrevecchia Pia
Torrevecchia Pia
Torrevecchia Pia is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Pavia....
, and Valera Fratta
Valera Fratta
Valera Fratta is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km west of Lodi....
.