ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173946
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| Date: | Friday 1 October 1948 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  North American F-51 Mustang ? |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Dominicana |
| Registration: | 170. ? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Santiago de Cuba -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Miami via Santiago de Cuba |
| Trujillo, Dominican Republic | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Training plane" crashed at Camino la Isla. US pilot Charles Granth (24) seriously injured and died 8 October. Five ship group on delivery flight. As "Stearman" in report. No deliveries of PT-17 known at the time, but of five F-51C/D Mustang.
Note: 1701 (D) w/o 11 OCT 50 or 1705 (C) w/o 12.48
Sources:
Noticias de hoy 2 October 1948, p6/3 October 1948, p7/9 October 1948, p9 .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2015 20:56 | TB | Added |
| 11-Aug-2018 19:56 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2018 19:57 | TB | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 11-Aug-2018 20:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2018 20:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2018 20:14 | TB | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 11-Aug-2018 20:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2018 10:57 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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