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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1954 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman PT-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC) |
| Registration: | 59 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Palmira -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cali |
Crashed. Two ecuadorian citizen. Pilot Manuel Carrera (22) killed and Manuel Ortuño seriously injured. As "17-59" in newspaper.
Sources:
El Tiempo 21 September 1954, p1+9
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2015 14:13 | TB | Added |
| 02-Apr-2015 15:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2023 12:24 | TB | Updated |
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