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| Date: | Friday 21 January 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-6 Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Hellenic Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Karpenissi -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by ground fire. Observator Ten Cor Selten R. Edner (30, US Army) and hellenic pilot. Both crew members survived the crash but were mudered by by communist guerillas.
Sources:
Scramble 260
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/22037/
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/22046/
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19490218.1.2&srpos=415&e=01-01-1949-31-12-1949--en--20--401-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2012 11:41 | harro | Added |
| 26-Jan-2015 17:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2015 17:41 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2015 19:15 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2023 10:32 | Cobar | Updated |
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