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| Date: | Sunday 12 November 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Ryan STM |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana |
| Registration: | 5 |
| MSN: | 186 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Balbuena -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during aerobatics on air festival together with Ryan STM N°3 (Cap P.A. Hector Barthier Aguiluz/27). Capitán 2/o P.A. Martin Polín Tapia (32).
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 16 November 1939, p1
Mexican Military Aviation History (Facebook)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2015 19:35 | TB | Added |
| 21-Apr-2019 20:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Mar-2024 08:08 | TB | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2025 07:17 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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