Narrative:
The aircraft crashed onto a hangar and burst into flames.
» Diario de la marina 26 February 26 1960, p.1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 25 February 1960 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria |
| Registration: | 211 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Havana-Ciudad Libertad Airport ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Havana-Ciudad Libertad Airport (MULB), Cuba |
| Nueva Gerona Airport (GER/MUNG), Cuba |
The aircraft crashed onto a hangar and burst into flames.
Sources:
» Correio da Manhã 26 February 1960, p8 (2°Caderno)» Diario de la marina 26 February 26 1960, p.1
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Havana-Ciudad Libertad Airport to Nueva Gerona Airport as the crow flies is 144 km (90 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Havana-Ciudad Libertad Airport to Nueva Gerona Airport as the crow flies is 144 km (90 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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