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

Ala Littoria

Ala Littoria was the Italian national airline that operated during the 1930s and 1940s.- History :Ala Littoria was formed by a merger of Società Aerea Mediterranea , Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea , Società Italiana Servizi Aerei and Aero Espresso Italiana in 1934...

 and between 1959 and 1981 as subsidiary of Alitalia. Founded on 26 March 1928 as an government initiative of the Secretary of State for Air Italo Balbo

Italo Balbo

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 with the aim to take the control of all private airline and rationalize all domestic and international routes. Relaunched on 3 December 1959 as charter airline, become an Alitalia subsidiary. The company was put on liquidation on 1981.

Historical fleet

"Alitalia" period fleet

• Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando
• Douglas DC-3
  Douglas DC-3
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• Douglas DC-6
  Douglas DC-6
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• Sud Aviation Caravelle
  Sud Aviation Caravelle
  The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle was the first short/medium-range jet airliner produced by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955 . The Caravelle was one of the more successful European first generation jetliners, selling throughout Europe and even penetrating the United States market, with...
  
  

Accidents

• 8 March 1962: A Douglas DC-6B I-DIMO returning to the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport from the Khartoum International Airport
  Khartoum International Airport
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   has crashed against the Monte Velino
  Monte Velino
  Monte Velino is a mountain in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy, part of the Abruzzo Apennines. Located nearby the boundary with Lazio, between the Fucino plain and the Aterno, Salto and Velino rivers' valleys, it is the highest peak in the sub-chain known as Velino-Sirente, and...
  
  . All the 5 crew members died in the accident, probably caused by interferences on beacon from some transmitting stations.

External links

• SAM on timetableimages.com