ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174811
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| Date: | Saturday 21 December 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American SNJ-3 Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú (CAP) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cauca -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cali |
| Tumaco |
Two AT-6A/SNJ-3 disappeared in bad weather on delivery flight. One located a few days later in the Guapi area and the crew rescued. The remains of the second found crashed in jungle area of Cauca Departamento near a lagoon AUG 1949.
Note: (1) one of the two missing crew members, Cmte Rabines, reported located alive by a Fairchild of Avianca during an aerophotographic mission near San Juan, Cauca.
Sources:
El Tiempo 23 December 1946, p1+18/17 August 1949, p1
(1) El Deber (Arequipa) 27 December 1946, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2015 18:19 | TB | Added |
| 01-Jun-2018 13:08 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 01-Aug-2018 13:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2023 20:34 | TB | Updated [[Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
| 29-Oct-2023 15:58 | TB | Updated [[[Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]]] |
| 06-Nov-2023 14:09 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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