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| Date: | Wednesday 28 October 1959 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (FAR) |
| Registration: | 53 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Straits of Florida off Cuba -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camagüey (18:00) |
| Havana |
Disappeared over sea during night flight. Never found. Cnel Camilo Cienfuegos (26), pilot 1°Ten Luciano Farinas Rodriguez and Major Félix Rodriguez.
Sources:
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/25852/
Scramble
http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/camilo.htm
http://cubaaldescubierto.com/?attachment_id=5213
Youngstown Vindicator 7 November 1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2015 17:14 | TB | Added |
| 02-Dec-2017 14:33 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 19:44 | Noman | Updated [Location, ] |
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