ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315043
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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1939 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: | Avro 626 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 12 |
| MSN: | 839 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | El Bosque -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crash-landed after engine failure on take-off. Came to rest tipped on its nose. Pilot Ten Jorge Zambrano and passenger Oficial Luis Candia escaped uninjured. Undercarriage and engine damaged. Wings partially destroyed. Fuselage visually intact.
Note: Scramble noted Avro 626 "21" w/o "JAN 39" but this must be a case of a complete transponded number: 12<->21 and 21.08.39<->JAN 39
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 22 August 1939, p12 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2023 14:11 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jun-2023 15:46 | TB | Updated |
| 11-Jun-2023 07:13 | TB | Updated |
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