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Date: | Thursday 10 June 1948 |
Time: | |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
Registration: | 400 |
MSN: | 1045/1215 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 14 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Bahia de Talcahuano -
Chile
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | BA Quintero (11:00) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Struck submerged obstacle on landing and sank. Pilot Capitán Roberto Parraguéz. Mechanic Cabo Oscar Bau drowned. His body recovered 3 JUL 48.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 11 June 1948, p1/12 June 1948, p14/7 July 1948, p2
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