ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348557
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 February 1933 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Douglas O-38P |
| Owner/operator: | Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú (CAP) |
| Registration: | 2-VG-. |
| MSN: | 114. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alto Marañíon -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Paita (Piura) |
| Iquitos (Loreto) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing of three O-38P in bad weather on Rio Nieva during transferring to Iquitos during the Colombian-Peru border conflict. One crashed into trees while attempting to take-off again from the rising river. Alférez Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón (26) and mechanic Alvarino Espejo were injured. Ballón died of injuries 21 FEB 1933, afternoon.
Note: The emergency landings and the crash date seems to be earlier in the February 1933, (1) before 13 FEB.
(2) The report of a crash of two "Douglas"... "newly aquired from US" during the ferry flight and "two (or three) pilots killed", was denied by the Peruvian Government.
Sources:
El Deber (Arequipa) 6 May 1933, p6
Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón
(1) El Tiempo 13 February 1933, p1
(2) El Deber (Arequipa) 16 February 1933, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2023 10:14 | TB | Added |
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