On 18 July 1980 a Libyan MiG-23 was found at Timpa delle Magare, in the Sila mountains near Castelsilano. A song about not giving up on the questions.
Castelsilano is Salvatore Mazzei's home village. 18 July 1980 is the official date on which the aircraft was found; when it actually came down is still debated, and popular memory links it to the Ustica massacre of 27 June that year.
The song was written by Salvatore Mazzei and is sung by his son Giovanni, known as GioMaz. It argues no theory: it tells of a village that found itself inside a page of history far bigger than itself, and its chorus asks for that mystery to be uncovered.
The official video includes footage shot in Castelsilano in 1990, when the investigation was reopened.
Salvatore Mazzei is not a historian: he gathers stories and tells them in music. These lines are a starting point for anyone who wants to look up the sources and form their own view.
