Incident Curtiss Hawk III 6,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187952
 
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Date:Thursday 11 July 1940
Time:17:30 LT
Type:Curtiss Hawk III
Owner/operator:Aviación Militar (Aviación de Ejército)
Registration: 6
MSN: 12090
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:7,5 km E of Pilar, SF -   Argentina
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tucumán
Destination airport:Córdoba
Narrative:
Collided with Hawk III N°1 and crashed while flying in five ship formation. Pilot bailed out. As "306 Curtis" in local press. Other landed safely.

Sources:

http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18915/?page=4
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/arg/AirForce/Argentina-af-HawkIII.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2016 15:45 TB Added
07-Jun-2016 16:18 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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