Narrative:
Mid-air collision at FL90 between a LAB Boeing B-17 (CP-597) and a DC-3 (CP-572). The B-17 crashed; the DC-3 made an emergency landing at Trinidad.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 5 September 1955 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G |
| Operator: | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB |
| Registration: | CP-597 |
| MSN: | 8286 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Cochabamba ( Bolivia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Mid-air collision at FL90 between a LAB Boeing B-17 (CP-597) and a DC-3 (CP-572). The B-17 crashed; the DC-3 made an emergency landing at Trinidad.
Sources:
» Diário de Lisboa 6 September 1955, p6Photos
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