Accident North American AT-6D Texan 714,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164386
 
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Date:Friday 4 July 1952
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-6D Texan
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Registration: 714
MSN: 88-16346
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Los Llanos, Antioquia -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Palanquero AB Caldas, Colombia (08:40)
Destination airport:Apiay AB, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-USAAF T-6D Texan 42-84565 (MSN 88-16346): To San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX. Lend-Lease to Colombian Government 20 April 1944. To Colombian Air Force/Fuerza Aérea Nacional May 1944 as 714. Renamed as Fuerza Aérea Colombiana 31 December 1944.

Written off (destroyed) when en-route from Base Aérea Palanquero, Caldas to Base Aérea Apiay, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia, crashed at Los Llanos, Antioquia, Colombia 4 July 1952 (1KIS - Pilot S.Ten Benjamin Sánchez)

Sources:

1. El Tiempo 6 July 1952, p1
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_4.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Mar-2014 13:51 TB Added
30-Mar-2015 17:09 TB Updated [Date, Departure airport]
20-Aug-2016 18:17 TB Updated [Registration]
20-Mar-2021 13:11 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Mar-2021 13:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time]

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