Incident Vickers 149 Vespa III 5,
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Date:Saturday 6 August 1932
Time:
Type:Vickers 149 Vespa III
Owner/operator:Cuerpo Aéreo Boliviano
Registration: 5
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Fortín Aquino -   Paraguay
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crash-landed after hit by anti-aircraft fire from Garrison Fort Aquino. Pilot Ten Elias Belmonte and observer Armando Saavedra Goitía injured and seized. Aircraft destroyed (Comunique from 7 AUG)

Sources:

Scramble (8 AUG 32)
La Nación (Santiago) 8 August 1932, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-May-2017 19:52 TB Added
04-Mar-2020 16:01 TB Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2023 15:04 TB Updated [[Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]]

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