Narrative:
Eight CIA-supplied Douglas B-26B Invader bombers attacked the airport of Santiago in Cuba just prior to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 15 April 1961 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | CU-T172 |
| MSN: | 11671 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Santiago Airport (SCU) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Eight CIA-supplied Douglas B-26B Invader bombers attacked the airport of Santiago in Cuba just prior to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
Classification:
Destroyed on groundDamaged on the ground
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