Accident Douglas DC-2-243 XA-DOT,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337787
 

Date:Saturday 11 August 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DC-2-243
Owner/operator:Mexicana de Aviación
Registration: XA-DOT
MSN: 2075
Year of manufacture:1939
Fatalities:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Iztaccíhuatl Volcano -   Mexico
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Tapachula International Airport (TAP/MMTP)
Destination airport:Puebla Airport
Narrative:
Crashed in bad weather.

Sources:

El Siglo de Torreon 13 August 1945, p1+12
Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 42)

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