Date:	Thursday 17 February 1949
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-47D (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	45-1138
MSN:	34408/17141
Year of manufacture:	1945
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	50 km S of San Antonio de los Cobres, SA -   Argentina
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Salta Airport, SA (SLA/SASA)

Narrative:
Crashed in mountains at an altitude of 4000 m.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Panama City to Buenos Aires.

El Tiempo 19 February 1949, p8
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
El Litoral 21 Feb. 1949
El Litoral 19 Feb. 1949
Miami Daily News Record February 18,1949

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