Accident Curtiss F-8F Falcon 111,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29858
 
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Date:Friday 2 June 1933
Time:
Type:Curtiss F-8F Falcon
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Registration: 111
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Río Granates -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Potosí, Caquetá (Puerto Boy AB)
Destination airport:Flandes Airfield, Tolima
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Disappeared. Pilot Ten Ernesto Esguerra Cubides and mechanic Rafael Ramón. Floatplane Curtiss (F-8F) Cyclone Falcon "Ricaurte"..."número 111". Never found.

Sources:

Air Enthusiast 45
El Tiempo 18 June 1933, p1/22 June 1933, p1+2a
El Tiempo 3 June 1983, p2A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
03-Mar-2014 17:39 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
28-Apr-2014 12:44 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Aug-2016 18:55 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
21-Aug-2016 20:26 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
12-Mar-2017 22:13 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Jun-2023 08:33 TB Updated [[Source, Narrative]]

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