Narrative:
The DC-3 was fired upon by riflemen shortly after takeoff from San José. Several bullets went through the fuselage, a tire was blown out and propeller blade was hit. The plane continued safely to its destination. A Communist leader was aboard the flight and may have been the target of this attack.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | San José ( Costa Rica)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San José (unknown airport), Costa Rica |
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The DC-3 was fired upon by riflemen shortly after takeoff from San José. Several bullets went through the fuselage, a tire was blown out and propeller blade was hit. The plane continued safely to its destination. A Communist leader was aboard the flight and may have been the target of this attack.
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