ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309822
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| Date: | Friday 9 December 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | unknown |
| Registration: | XB-... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Baja California -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Punta Abreojos Airport (AJS) |
| Ensenada Airport (ESE/MMES) |
Disappeared over Pacific Ocean with a load of seven thousand pounds of live lobsters. Found by natives "burried in mud" "320 km south of Ensenada" FEB 1950. Owner noted as "Empresa de Aeronavegación Mexicana...Naviera Comercial de Ensenada". Pilot, co-pilot, one fishing inspector, two company officials and three fishermen. The flight originated at Guaymas.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 26 February 1950, p20
El Siglo de Torreón 12 December 1949, p1/28 December 1949, p1+3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2023 14:26 | TB | Added |
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