ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175740
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| Date: | Monday 14 July 1969 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  North American P-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña (FAS) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tegucigalpa -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by Honduran F4U-4 Corsair after bombing the Air Base. Crashed about 200 meters from populated area of the Colonia Mayangle district of Tegucigalpa and destroyed by fire. Pilot reported hospitalized seriously injured.
Sources:
El Litoral 15 July 1969, p5 (evening edition)+14 July, p1+16 July, p5
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/29295/
O Estado de S.Paulo 16 July 1969, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2015 18:42 | TB | Added |
| 28-Mar-2021 15:39 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2021 15:52 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Source] |
| 23-Sep-2021 12:40 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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