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| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aéro Club del Paraguay |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Monte Oruro -
 Paraguay
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed during photo flight at Fortín Oruro, near Monte Oruro. Military crew of two from Servicio de la Comisión Militar Neutral. Cap Héctor Vallejos and Ten 1°Francisco Jara Méndez seriously injured. Méndez died 17 SEP.
Sources:
Folha da Noite 16 September 1938, p2
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/3731/
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18260/?page=2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2015 15:04 | TB | Added |
| 03-Sep-2016 20:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, ] |
| 19-Sep-2016 13:20 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2016 13:30 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2023 12:10 | TB | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2023 08:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 07-May-2024 20:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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