The commandos, aboard a C-47 of the USAAF, made their parachute jump on the slopes of Monte Tezio to the east of Lake Trasimeno, after which the plane on which they had been travelling crashed into the mountainside killing the entire crew.
A group of commandos, flying on a C-47 aircraft of the USAAF, jumped out of the plane via parachute onto the slopes of Monte Tezio near Lake Trasimeno. Unfortunately, the plane they were traveling in crashed into the mountainside, resulting in the loss of all crew members.