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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1939 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: | Curtiss CW.14R Ospray |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guayaquil -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Quito |
| Guayaquil |
Curtis Ospray "Diablo Rojo" crashed onto houses in the city center during aerobatics and exploded. 50 injured. Pilot Capt Christóbal Sandoval and at least 22 on ground killed. At least four died of burns the following days.
Note: two Curtiss-Wright CW-14R Ospray (R-3/cn2014 + R-4/cn2015) used 1933-1936 (Aeroflight). This Curtiss Ospray reported as recently repaired and named "Diablo Rojo".
Sources:
El Informador 9 May 1939, p2/10 May 1939, p2
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18491/
Curtiss-Wright C-14 Ospray (David Gero)
Historia Ilustrada de la FAE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2015 19:43 | TB | Added |
| 31-Aug-2016 18:27 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2016 16:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 14-May-2023 08:01 | TB | Updated |
| 08-Jun-2023 08:43 | TB | Updated |
| 11-Feb-2025 18:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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