ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26807
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| Date: | Saturday 21 March 1964 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas B-26C Invader |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 823 |
| MSN: | 7040 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Peldehue -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed from a twelve B-26 ship formation at fundo Quilapilún after one engine caught fire during areal bombing demonstration. Pilot Ten Victor Ramíres (34) parachuted to safety. Mechanic Cabo 1°Eduardo Pozo Aravena (22) bailed out but did not survive and radio-operator Cabo Eduardo Farías Campos (21) died in the wreckage.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 22 March 1964, p Tercera Seccion (photos)/23 March 1964, p Segunda Seccion
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2015 08:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2023 11:05 | TB | Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
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