Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870, aircraft shootdown in Italy
Itavia Flight 870, also known as the Ustica disaster, remains a mystery.
On June 27, 1980, Itavia Flight 870 crashed, leading to political and social upheaval in Italy.
The disaster has inspired numerous documentaries and works of art.
Memorials for the tragedy include the Museum for the Memory of Ustica in Bologna.
Conspiracy theories abound, with hypotheses involving missiles and state secrets.
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