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Date: | Friday 15 April 1938 |
Time: | |
Type: | Junkers W.34hi |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC) |
Registration: | 408 |
MSN: | J2833 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Caquetá Dept. -
Colombia
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Caucaya Airport |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:(4) 407 disappeared and 408 crashed "El Retiro", when caught fire after take-off from Caucaya Aerodrome, while in commercial service (5) killing the pilot, (3) but both were denied by Colombian Authorities. (1) Wreckage of a "german airplane W-408" found (again ?) at Caquetá 8 April 1962 during search for C-47 FAC673.
Note: (2) Junkers W.34 408 also reported with SCADTA as C-74 (ntu ?); c/n via Scramble
Sources:
(2) Scramble
(4) Folha da Noite 20 April 1938
(1) El Tiempo 9 April 1962, p21
(4)
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18112/?page=2 (4,3) La Nación (Santiago) 21 April 1938, p9
Aeroflight (cr near Retiro 3.38)
(5) El Deber (Arequipa) 20 April 1938, p6
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13-Jun-2023 06:16 |
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27-Nov-2023 14:16 |
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28-Nov-2023 09:16 |
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