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Date: | Sunday 15 June 1947 |
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Type: | Vultee BT-13A ? |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Cuenca -
Ecuador
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
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Destination airport: | Guayaquil |
Narrative:Disappeared in hight winds and bad visibility. Coronel Victor Balseca (Chief of II Division Militar) and pilot Ten Simón Ricaurte. Found crashed in a 600 meters deep canyon near Cecha, Azuay 17 JUN. Type cabin plane BT-13A or AT-6 Texan possible.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 17 June 1947, p7/18 June 1947, p7
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