Flugunfall 21 JAN 1950 einer Douglas C-47 (DC-3) TAM-10 - Vacas
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Datum:Samstag 21 Januar 1950
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Fluggesellschaft:Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM
Kennzeichen: TAM-10
Werknummer:
Baujahr:
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 28 / Insassen: 28
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 32 / Insassen: 32
Opfer am Boden:Todesopfer: 1
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:nahe Vacas (   Bolivien)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Vallegrande Airport (VAH/SLVG), Bolivien
Flug nach:Cochabamba-J Wilsterman Airport (CBB/SLCB), Bolivien
Unfallbericht:
Crashed in poor weather. One woman was killed on the ground.

Informationsquelle:
» El Tiempo 22 January 1950, p1
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999


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Distance from Vallegrande Airport to Cochabamba-J Wilsterman Airport as the crow flies is 249 km (155 miles).

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Douglas DC-3

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