Il cielo sopra Ustica

About Il cielo sopra Ustica

La sera del 27 giugno 1980 un DC-9 della compagnia Itavia, partito da Bologna, sta volando verso Palermo con 81 persone a bordo. È in ritardo di due ore, ma l'atmosfera in cabina è serena, hostess e steward distribuiscono caramelle gommose contro il mal d'aria, pilota e copilota conversano fra loro e comunicano costantemente con i centri radar.Alle 21.04, quando il radarista della torre di controllo di Ciampino chiama l'aereo per autorizzare l'atterraggio, non ottiene nessuna risposta. Qualche ora dopo, i primi corpi riaffioreranno dalle acque del Tirreno.Cos'è stato a provocare la caduta dell'aereo? Cos'è successo in quei minuti e poi nei quarantacinque anni successivi? Per capirlo abbiamo parlato con i familiari delle vittime, soccorritori, piloti, medici, radaristi, periti, ufficiali dell'aeronautica, storici e giornalisti. 'Il cielo sopra Ustica' racconta, in sette puntate, l'ultimo viaggio delle vittime, le speranze, le indagini, le ipotesi, i depistaggi, la tenacia dei familiari e l'incredibile avventura del recupero del relitto a oltre 3500 metri di profondità.

Publisher

OnePodcast

Category

society & culture

Language

it

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jun 2025

Latest episode

22 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jun 2025

   Ep. 7 - L’indicibile

   Radar expert Enzo Dalle Mese pieces together the events of the Ustica incident, exploring the roles of various actors and the significance of silence in uncovering the truth.

2. 

   22 Jun 2025

   Ep. 6 - Gheddafi

   Journalist Maurizio Molinari discusses Muammar Gaddafi's claim that the Americans shot down the Ustica plane to target him, amid investigations into cover-ups and suspicious deaths related to the incident.

3. 

   22 Jun 2025

   Ep. 5 - Il Mig libico

   John Macidull investigates the radar track from the night of the Ustica DC9 crash and Cesare Plantulli Lambert contradicts the military's version of events, suggesting a Libyan Mig may be involved in this interview episode.

4. 

   15 Jun 2025

   Ep. 4 - Una bomba

   Leonardo Lecce, a forensics expert, analyzes the recovered wreckage of the DC9, participating in the investigation into the Ustica disaster and hypothesizing that a bomb was not the cause of the crash in this interview episode.

5. 

   15 Jun 2025

   Ep. 3 - Un cedimento strutturale

   This episode explores the initial theories surrounding the Ustica plane crash, focusing on structural failure and featuring a survivor's account of a previous Itavia accident, ultimately leading to the company's downfall.

6. 

   15 Jun 2025

   Ep. 2 - Punto condor

   Basilio Ciaffardoni recounts being called back to his ship to search for a downed plane, while Nunzia Albano prepares to examine recovered bodies, revealing initial responses to the Ustica disaster.

7. 

   15 Jun 2025

   Ep. 1 - Ambra 13

   Enrico Bertolino recounts his experience as a young recruit at a NATO military base in 1980, observing radar tracks of a DC9 Itavia flight that crashed, in this interview episode.

8. 

   8 Jun 2025

   TRAILER - Il cielo sopra Ustica

   This trailer introduces a seven-part podcast series, "Il cielo sopra Ustica," which investigates the 1980 Ustica DC-9 crash through interviews with family members, rescuers, pilots, and other experts.

Who has been a guest on Il cielo sopra Ustica

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• Enzo Dalle Mese
• Maurizio Molinari
• Cesare Plantulli Lambert
• Leonardo Lecce
• Basilio Ciaffardoni

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

806 ratings

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