ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189468
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| Date: | Monday 28 October 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Military School of Aeronautics, Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya |
| Registration: | 11 |
| MSN: | 3613 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Pando, Canelones Department -
 Uruguay
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pando, Canelones Department of Uruguay. |
DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3613 (Gipsy Major #80145): C of A 6021 issued 20.8.37 to Uruguayan Ministry of War as 11. Delivered by sea (crated) to Montevideo October 1937. Erected and reflown 6.11.37; assigned to Military School of Aeronautics (EMAer), Pando. Crashed after fell in spin at low altitude near Pando 28.10.40; Jnr Lt Omar Soto & Jr Lt Walter Altesor killed. Aircraft rebuilt late 1941. Re-serialled E-610 [by/in 9.41].
Crashed (for the second and final time) on take-off Air France Auxiliary Aerodrome, Rocha Lagoon 29.8.42; 1st Lt Adail Altesor & Lt Jr Washington Baco killed. Struck off charge 1.10.42.
Sources:
1. http://www.pilotoviejo.com/historiatigermothen.htm
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando,_Uruguay
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 1942 | 610 | Military School of Aeronautics, Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya | 2 | Air France Auxiliary Aerodrome, Rocha Lagoon, Rocha Department | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2016 16:33 | TB | Added |
| 24-Aug-2016 20:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Aug-2021 23:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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