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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 1946 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Vultee BT-13A |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Antofagasta -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cerro Moreno Airport/Antofagasta |
Crashed 10 kms north of Cerro Moreno Airport/Antofagasta. 2°Ten Omar Gamboa Gatica (28). As "Vultee" in report.
Sources:
El Litoral 4 August 1946, p1
La Nación (Chile) 4 August 1946, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2015 18:20 | TB | Added |
| 26-Jul-2019 14:53 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2019 19:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2019 19:18 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2019 07:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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