ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316303
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| Date: | Saturday 30 January 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Travel Air B6000 |
| Owner/operator: | Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú (CAP) |
| Registration: | 1-TP-1B |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | within Peru -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Atalaya (0:30) |
| Puerto Maldonado | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The floatplane "TP-1B" disappeared over the junge on a passenger/mail flight. Capitán de Av Américo Vargas, S.Ten de Av Santiago Velásquez and S.Ten de Av Vicente Vargas García. Various floatplanes left Iquitos searching the plane, but no trace was found until 6 FEB.
Note: photo of a Travel Air 6000 on floats from BA Ancón after a 7:15 hours flight to Iquitos, no serial visible, Capitán Armando Revoredo and mechanic S.Of. Federico Vera (E.D. 6 DEC 1934, p3)
Sources:
El Deber (Arequipa) 10 February 1937, p3 (official communique from 6 FEB)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2023 15:06 | TB | Added |
| 02-Jul-2023 06:52 | TB | Updated |
| 27-Aug-2023 13:48 | TB | Updated |
| 01-Dec-2023 09:29 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2023 09:35 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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