Accident Gloster Meteor F4 C-049, Friday 29 April 1960
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Date:Friday 29 April 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F4
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA
Registration: C-049
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Buenos Aires, BA -   Argentina
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:VII Brigada Aérea de Morón
Narrative:
El día 29 de abril de 1960, el avión Gloster G.41 G Meteor FMk-4 registro C-049, perteneciente a la Fuerza Aérea Argentina cuyo piloto era el Alférez Oscar Bahamondes efectuó un aterrizaje corto en la VII Brigada Aérea de Morón, provincia de Buenos Aires, resultando la aeronave con destrucción casi total (95%), lo que motivó su baja.

Sources:

WIKIPEDIA
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor
Libro Serie Fuerza Aérea # 12 JORGE F. NUNEZ PADIN
Mundo Historia
http://www.mundohistoria.org/temas_foro/armamento-todas-las-epocas/gloster-meteor
Aero Flight
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/arg/AirForce/Argentina-af-Meteor.htm
El Siglo de Torreón 1 de abril de 1960, página 3


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jun-2014 19:24 TB Added
20-Apr-2015 13:03 TB Updated [Date, ]
19-May-2025 12:12 Gamietea Esteban Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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