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| Date: | Monday 17 April 1961 |
| Time: | c. 08:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (FAR) |
| Registration: | 543 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Playa Girón -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by AA fire from ship or suffered an engine stall and crashed into the sea. Pilot 1°TTE P.A. Carlos Segundo Ulloa Aráuz (31).
Sources:
https://ejercito.mil.ni/contenido/nacional/heroes/biografia-carlos-ulloa.html
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2015 12:00 | TB | Added |
| 30-Oct-2015 12:16 | TB | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Dec-2016 21:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Jan-2017 09:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2025 08:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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