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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 1955 |
| Time: | 17:50 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near La Cruz -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Transport "C-47" of "Fuerza Aérea Rebeldes" reported force-landed and destroyed by fire after evacuation. Invasion of rebels and clashes with Police Guard Forces near Nicaraguan-Costa Rican border. Near Santa Rosa**. Doors found removed and fitted with two machine guns**
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 17 January 1955, p1+14
https://www.pinterest.de/crhistoria/historia-aeron%C3%A1utica-costarricense/ **
A Noite 17 January 1955, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2015 19:54 | TB | Added |
| 09-Aug-2015 16:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2017 21:15 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2017 19:28 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 29-Apr-2017 07:59 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Nov-2019 20:12 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 11-Nov-2019 09:48 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2025 08:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative, ] |
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