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| Date: | Sunday 23 September 1956 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B(I)8 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Perú |
| Registration: | 476 |
| MSN: | 71... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lima -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Las Palmas |
Two Canberra of eight ship formation collided over Bahia del Callao participating on an air show. One (476) crashed and burned at hacienda Higuereta. Capitán César Turckey Podestá and Ten Antonio Ravenna Ocharán. Other (478) damaged and made a belly landing at civil airport at Lima*. Crew Cap J. Elias and Ten A. Alva suffering injuries*.
Sources:
Scramble
El Siglo de Torreón 24 September 1956, p3
Diário de Lisboa 24 September 1956, p6*
La Union (Pacasmayo) 25 September 1956, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2015 17:58 | TB | Added |
| 07-Aug-2015 11:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2015 19:45 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2016 16:21 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2016 18:08 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jan-2017 17:13 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2017 18:21 | TB | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2017 18:34 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Feb-2021 14:52 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2024 17:07 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2024 17:18 | andarami | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2024 20:22 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2024 07:39 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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