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                  <text>Centrals, Ufficio Investigative)
investigazioni - informazionl - visure - ricerche
84100 SALERNO - VIA GIAN VINCENZO QUARANTA, 5 TEL. 089 - 22.41.81

Salerno 11 4/4/89

Spett.le

J.W. Dibble

84 New Hudson Hoau
Aurora, Ohio 44202
U.S.A.

Preg. sig. J.W. Dibble, innanzitutto ci scusiamo del ritardo,
dovuto anche al tempo tecnico necessario per il sondaggio da noi orga-

nizzato tra gli abitanti del luogo. Abbiamo effettuato le indagini da

voi richieste con i seguenti risultati:
- L'aereo proveniente da Sala Consilina cadde alle ore 14,00 circa del

pomeriggio del 9/11/43 a Padula (vedi foto n.7 e n.5). Era stato colpi to nella parte posteriore. I testimoni, che si stavano recando nei

campi a lavorare, videro questo aereo con ia parte posteriore in fiarn-

rne, abbassarsi per un atterraggio di fortuna. Nell'atterrare l'aereo
si capovolse ed un'ala dello stesso ando a sbattere contro una cabina

elettrica ( vedi foto n.l). Immediatamente accorsero dei soldati tede-

schi, provenienti dalla Certosa di Padula, ove vi era il Comando e 0a.:ipo di concentramento ( vedi foto n.5). Arrivati sul luogo cominciarono
a sparare colpi di arma da fuoco e dopo essersi assicurati che il piio-

ta fosse morto, portarono via gran parte dell'aereo. Dopodiche gli stes-

si soldati tedeschi, accorgendosi della presenza dei contadini, i quali
erano rimasti tra i campi a curiosare, chiamarono due di loro, Paoio e

Vito Cimino, e gli ordinarono di scavare un fosso per seppellire il corpo
del pilots tenente Dibble (vedi foto n.3 e 4). Dopo una settimana Antonio,
Pnoio
Cimino, che all'epoca era apprendista falegna-

figlio del contadino

me, costrui una croce di legno e la pose sul terreno dove era stato sep-

pellito il pilots americano, che si trovava nella propriety dei signori

Cimino. Da tale posto la salma fu prelevata un anno dopo dagli inglesi.Se verra in Italia a stretto giro di tempo,potremmo metterLa al

corrente di altri particolari piu dettagliati, tramite un dialogo diretto

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�Central Ufficio Investigative
investigazioni - informazioni - visure - ricerche
84100 SALERNO) -■ VIA GIAN VINCENZO QUARANTA, 5 TEL. 089 - 22.4L81

col signor Cimino Vito, nato a Teggiano in data 1/2/11 e residente a

Padula dal 1938 in Via Noce del Conte, 9, che fu il 1° soccorritore
di suo zio e che tuttora e I'unico testimone vivente dell'accaduto.

Il fratello Paolo e deceduto pochi anni fa.

Si allegano alia presente le foto dei luoghi e dei testimoni su menzionati.

Con I'occasione porgiamo distinti saluti.

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