Accident Vultee BT-13B Valiant GN-29,
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Date:Wednesday 6 July 1949
Time:06:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic VALI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vultee BT-13B Valiant
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua (FAN)
Registration: GN-29
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Nandasmo -   Nicaragua
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Managua
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on a routine training flight in direction Rivas and Chontales. S.Ten Francisco Guerra Chávez (23) and Cadet Aníbal Espinosa (22).

Sources:

La Noticias (Managua) 7 July 1949, p1
https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1371-1-49-61 (image229)
LAAHS

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Apr-2019 19:54 TB Added
26-Oct-2023 15:35 TB Updated

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