ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347443
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| Date: | Sunday 10 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American AT-6 Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aèrea Salvadoreña |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ilopango -
 El Salvador
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One AT-6 shot down near Ilopango Airport after two AT-6, coming from Guatemala, machine-gunned and bombed the Presidential House at San Salvador during military coup. Capitán Rafael Paniagua Araujo killed and Capitán Francisco Ponce captured.
Sources:
La Noticia (Managua) 12 June 1945, p1/14 June 1945, p1
Consejo de Gobierno Revolucionario
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2023 15:07 | TB | Added |
| 31-Oct-2023 15:53 | TB | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2023 08:12 | TB | Updated |
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