ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267967
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| Date: | xx Oct 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American AT-6C Texan ? |
| Owner/operator: | Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú (CAP) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 88-1.... ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Darien -
 Panama
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Disappeared in 1946/47 on delivery flight from US to Peru. Remains of a military training plane with Peruvian logos discovered in jungle area of Darien MAR 1954. A US helicopter, descending to the wreckage, found one skeleton inside, reported as an US military pilot. This was not confirmed by Peruvian Officials to date.
Sources:
El Deber (Arequipa) 1 April 1954, p5/3 April 1954, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2021 19:21 | TB | Added |
| 29-Oct-2023 10:35 | TB | Updated |
| 05-Nov-2023 09:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2023 10:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type] |
| 05-Nov-2023 10:29 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2023 14:28 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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