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Date: | Wednesday 4 February 1948 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Gulf of Mexico -
Mexico
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Los Angeles |
Destination airport: | Mexico City |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Disappeared. Pilots Capitán Mesa and Ten Alvarado. Reported on delivery flight to use for President of Mexico. A report from 1998 indicate that aircraft and crew were never found and presumed crashed at sea.
Sources:
El Informador 15 February 1948, p1/22 February 1998, p2B
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Apr-2018 18:32 |
TB |
Added |
29-Apr-2018 20:07 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
11-Dec-2021 01:11 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |