Accident Republic P-47D Thunderbolt , Monday 5 December 1949
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Date:Monday 5 December 1949
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú (CAP)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near San José de Chiclayo -   Peru
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Chiclayo
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Pilot Alferéz Arnold Aguirre Munji.

Note: type not reported, but P-47D stationed at BA Chiclayo from 1949 (Aeroflight)

Sources:

El Tiempo 8 December 1949, p16
La Union (Pacasmayo) 7 December 1949, p16

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-May-2014 15:53 TB Added
12-Nov-2019 08:24 TB Updated [Operator, ]
31-Jul-2020 12:56 TB Updated [Date, ]
31-Jul-2020 13:05 TB Updated [Source, ]
23-Aug-2023 08:26 TB Updated
25-Aug-2023 16:04 TB Updated
02-Oct-2023 17:18 TB Updated
09-Dec-2024 14:20 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]

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