Incident Fairchild M62B 16,
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Date:Wednesday 20 May 1942
Time:10:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic FA62 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild M62B
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: 16
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San José de Maipo -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:El Bosque
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost altitude and crashed into a tree after engine failure during a reconnaissance flight. Pilot Soto Aguilar serious injured. Co-pilot unhurt.

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 21 May 1942, p10
Scramble

Revision history:

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