| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 56-4340 |
| Alternate Serial: | 64340 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-58 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw |
| C/n (msn): | 58772 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Army |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Longarone / Vajont Dam Area [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity) |
| Country: | Italy |
| Photo Date: | 10 October 1963 to 31 October 1963 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 292308 |
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Rescue efforts following the Vajont Dam disaster, Veneto, Italy. During the filling of the reservoir, a landslide, as predicted by geologists, caused a tsunami over the top of the new dam into the Piave valley, killing 2000 people. Photo by: Jules Vogt / ETH-Bibliothek Zürich This photo was added on 24 October 2020, and has since been viewed 871 times. |