ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192926
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Date: | Monday 17 April 1961 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas TB-26B Invader |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Liberación (FAL) |
Registration: | 935 |
MSN: | 18602 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Playa Girón -
Cuba
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crash-landed after attacked by FAR T-33, killing the navigator.
Nine FAL B-26B with 10 Cuban Exil and four US crew lost during invasion. Four Cuban FAR crew killed.
Note: *photo shows "935 FAR" on tail !
Sources:
various
Lakeland Ledger Ledger 18 June 1961, p8A (*photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Jan-2017 10:08 |
TB |
Added |
18-Jan-2017 10:26 |
TB |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
18-Jan-2017 14:10 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |
01-Jun-2022 08:26 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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