Accident Vickers 149 Vespa III 6,
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Date:Saturday 25 February 1933
Time:08:00
Type:Vickers 149 Vespa III
Owner/operator:Cuerpo Aéreo Boliviano
Registration: 6
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fortín Toledo -   Paraguay
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Crashed after hit by anti-aircraft fire (1)"Bolivian Tri-motor" caught fire while passing near Base Aérea Fortin Muñoz.
(2) "Curtiss" bomber shot down by Paraguay AAA at Toledo. Cap Arturo Valle Peralta (32) and observator S.Ten José Max Ardiales Monroy (25) killed (Communicado N°119).

Sources:

(1) Santa Fe 5 March 1933, p1
(2) Correio da Manha 3 March 1933, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-May-2017 19:55 TB Added
17-Jun-2023 07:55 TB Updated
20-Jun-2023 11:22 TB Updated
04-Jul-2023 17:58 TB Updated
05-Jul-2023 12:21 TB Updated

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