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| Date: | Saturday 25 July 1959 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Cessna 172A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guanabo/Havana -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Small airplane (two-seater*) shot down by Police patrol while taking-off from road. Crashed and caught fire. Pilot Rafael Del Pino injured. **wreckage identified as an early Cessna 172A.
Sources:
El Litoral 25 July 1959, p1*
Madera Tribune 28 July 1959, p1
Youngstown Vindicator 26 July 1959, p10A (photo)**
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2015 18:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2017 20:59 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:22 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2019 17:17 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 20:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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