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Date: | Tuesday 31 March 1953 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
Registration: | 503 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Catamayo/La Toma (LOH) -
Ecuador
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Guayaquil |
Destination airport: | Catamayo/La Toma (LOH) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed and caught fire in Loja province during a supply flight. Pilot Ten Col Ernesto Delgado Mosquera and co-pilot Cap Carlos Torres Moreano and mechanic Alfonso Valencia died. Cadet Delgado Idrovo and Sub-official Galo Rosero suffered serious burns.
Sources:
El Tiempo 8 April 1953, p11
Diário de Lisboa 1 April 1953, p16
O Estado de S.Paulo 1 April 1953, p2
Revision history:
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01-Apr-2015 19:45 |
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06-May-2015 07:23 |
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16-Jun-2017 21:24 |
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30-Sep-2021 17:13 |
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16-Nov-2021 19:33 |
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