Incident Boeing-Stearman PT-17 ? ,
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Date:Monday 11 February 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ST75 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing-Stearman PT-17 ?
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Hondureña (FAH)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Matanzas Airport -   Cuba
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Miami
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Three airplane aquired by the Honduras Government forced landed due to a violent storm during the ferry flight. One was destroyed, second considerable damaged and the third undamaged.

Note: type not reported but apparently AT-11 as delivered in 1946 or PT-17 del "1.2.46" (11.2.46 ?)-> PT-17 N°43 "w/o 11 SEP 46" (date error ?)

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 13 February 1946, p8
Aeroflight

Revision history:

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