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Date: | Saturday 5 April 1958 |
Time: | |
Type: | Curtiss C-46 |
Owner/operator: | Rebel Air Force |
Registration: | V-88 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Sierra Maestra -
Cuba
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A bi-motor "C-46" shot down by Cuban Army (FAEC), at the Sierra Maestra, Oriente province, crashed and burned. Transported arms. Crew killed. *One of six transport planes acquired from Venezuelan Government days before. This was denied by this government. Date likely earlier.
-> see also C-46 TI-1019 30 MAR 1958
Sources:
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00001565/00703/1 Diario las Américas 8 April 1958, p1/*11+12 April 1958, p7
Revision history:
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04-Mar-2021 18:18 |
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08-Mar-2021 18:12 |
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08-Mar-2021 19:13 |
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