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| Date: | Thursday 11 June 1959 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B(I)8 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Perú (FAP) |
| Registration: | 479 |
| MSN: | 71520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BA Chiclayo -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| BA Chiclayo |
Lost altitude while preparing to land after a training flight. Hit power cable, caught fire and crashed 200 meters from runway. Cap Luis Silva Calvi (32) and Cap Otto Hagmeister Chávez (31).
Sources:
La Union (Pacasmayo) 12 June 1959, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2015 18:27 | TB | Added |
| 06-Dec-2016 14:27 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 14-Feb-2017 20:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 28-Feb-2021 14:18 | TB | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2023 06:58 | TB | Updated |
| 05-Nov-2024 08:02 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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