ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166054
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| Date: | Friday 11 November 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vultee BT-13 Valiant (3x) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Boliviana |
| Registration: | NC..... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Buenaventura -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Albrook Field, CZ (06:00) |
| Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
Three Bolivian Air Force airplane destroyed during emergency landings in jungle out of fuel. Two others (NC-62456/NC-52390) damaged in force-landings on a road along the beach. One "Lockheed" bi-motor transport and nine Vultee BT-13 on delivery flight from Panama to Bolivia. US pilots Gran O'Neal, John H. Simmons and Grover Towsend Jr.
Sources:
El Tiempo 12 November 1949, p1+7/13 November 1949, p1+7.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2014 19:17 | TB | Added |
| 07-May-2014 19:28 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2016 19:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
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