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| Date: | Sunday 8 June 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman N2S-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Naval Argentina |
| Registration: | 1-E-35 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Comandante Espora (BHI), BA -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
El día 8 de junio del año 1947 el avión recién incorporado Boeing Stearman PT-17 Registro 1-E-35 perteneciente a la aviación naval argentina, cuyo piloto era el alumno aspirante a suboficial José Melchor Jesús Portela en un vuelo solo de instrucción en la Escuela de Aviación Naval Comandante Espora de Bahía Blanca, provincia de Buenos Aires, se precipitó a tierra a una altura de 50 metros muriendo en forma instantánea su piloto.
Sources:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_PT-13_Kaydet
http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Armada%20Argentina/AviacionNaval/TR-StearmanPT17.htm
EL LITORAL, domingo 8 de junio de 1947 página 3
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/21456/?page=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2015 17:48 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jun-2016 10:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2025 07:53 | Gamietea Esteban | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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