ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177799
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aéro Club del Paraguay |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Monte Oruro, Chaco, Región Occidental -
 Paraguay
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Campo Grande, Paraguay |
de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth, supplied 11.2.36 by the Paraguayan Air Force to Aéro Club del Paraguay., Campo Grande shortly after the end of the Gran Chaco War
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14.9.38 when crashed during photo flight near Monte Oruro, Chaco, Paraguay. Military crew of two from Neutral Commission. One crew seriously injured, one died crew later (see link #2)
The Paraguayan Chaco or Región Occidental (Western Region) is a semi-arid region in Paraguay,
Sources:
1. Folha da Noite 16 September 1938, p2
2. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/3731/
3. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18260/?page=2
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/search/label/de%20Havilland%20DH.60%2F85%20Moth
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaco_(Paraguay)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2015 15:04 | TB | Added |
| 03-Sep-2016 20:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 19-Sep-2016 13:20 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2016 13:30 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2023 12:10 | TB | Updated [[Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]] |
| 03-Oct-2023 08:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]]] |
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