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Date: | Friday 17 February 1956 |
Time: | 14:45 |
Type: | Vultee BT-13B |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
Registration: | 155 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | selva de Aísen -
Chile
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Forced landing in rugged terrain 23 miles from Rio Huemules. Pilot Capitán Sergio Lopetegui and passenger unhurt. Aircraft possible abandoned. Both walked to a population and than to the banks of the river and than by a boat. The Vultee reported planned to dismantel by technicans and transport over sea to Puerto Aisen.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 18 February 1956, p2/20 February 1956, p Secunda Seccion/21 February 1956, p1/22 February 1956, p1
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