Accident Short S.25 Sandringham 2 LV-AAP,
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Date:Thursday 29 July 1948
Time:09:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic SAND model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short S.25 Sandringham 2
Owner/operator:ALFA - Aviacion del Litoral Fluvial Argentino
Registration: LV-AAP
MSN: SH.2C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 23
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:off Buenos Aires -   Argentina
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Rosario Seaplane Base, SF
Destination airport:Buenos Aires Seaplane Base
Narrative:
Crashed in River Plate while attempting to land in fog.
Initially 4 occupants survived, one later died.

Sources:

El Tiempo 30 July 1948, p8
El Tiempo 1 August 1948, p8

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