Accident North American B-25J Mitchell 161,
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Date:Friday 10 July 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25J Mitchell
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU)
Registration: 161
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Molle, Colonia -   Uruguay
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during training flight about 100 km from Montevideo. Four urugayans among the five killed. One crew member parachuted and survived critical injured. Possible two US citizen among the crew.

Sources:

La Nación 11 July 1959, p19
Scramble
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11 July 1959, p1
http://www.pilotoviejo.com/finb25history.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Feb-2017 17:40 TB Added
07-Nov-2017 18:05 TB Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]

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