Accident de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth 61,
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Date:Saturday 28 August 1937
Time:16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: 61
MSN: 966
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Victoria -   Chile
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Manquehue
Destination airport:Santa Marta Airstrip
Narrative:
"Gipsy No 61" crashed from 60 meters altitude while attempting to land at a farm airstrip named as "Santa Marta". Pilot Ten 1°Luis Reveco (BA Manquehue) died of injuries around 16:15 and women passenger Mariana Loyer survived injured.

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 29 August 1937, p172

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-May-2023 18:47 TB Added
13-May-2023 18:48 TB Updated
09-Oct-2023 19:10 Dr. John Smith Updated
02-Nov-2023 08:18 TB Updated

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