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Date: | Wednesday 14 December 1949 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American T-6D Texan |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
Registration: | 279 |
MSN: | 78-6080 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Mapastepec -
Mexico
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Acapulco |
Destination airport: | Tuxtla |
Narrative:Ditched in the Pacific Ocean after engine failure. Pilot Jorge Basalto and co-pilot Tito Ciste... rescued after 24 hours. Three T-6D on delivery flight to Chile.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 16 December 1949, p14
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