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| Date: | Wednesday 17 April 1963 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (FAV) |
| Registration: | 3B39 |
| MSN: | 71218 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Perijá, Zulia -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Maracaibo |
Crashed in the Colombian-Venezolan border area (Serranía del Perijá), 40 km from Codazzi, Colombia. ST2 Carlos Trejo Arismedi listed as dead 17 APR 1963. Tte Felipe Toro and another ST missing.
Sources:
El Tiempo 20 April 1963, p1+8
El Litoral 19 April 1963, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2015 20:00 | TB | Added |
| 11-May-2015 18:38 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Dec-2016 19:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Feb-2025 17:56 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2025 10:11 | TB | Updated [Country, ] |
| 14-Mar-2025 13:46 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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