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Date: | Tuesday 22 May 1934 |
Time: | |
Type: | Curtiss Hawk II |
Owner/operator: | Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú (CAP) |
Registration: | VF-1 |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Iquitos -
Peru
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Peruvian Hawk fighter plane crashed into Amazonas River near the estuary of Río Itaya after engine exploded at 30 meters altitude while descenting during a test flight. Pilot Ten Augusto Tello Dyer killed. Sea Hawk II version on floats.
Sources:
Air Enthusiast 45
El Tiempo 24 May 1934, p14
Scramble
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