Accident Curtiss Hawk 75 634, Saturday 22 July 1944
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Date:Saturday 22 July 1944
Time:c. 10:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic p36 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss Hawk 75
Owner/operator:Aviación Militar (Aviación de Ejército)
Registration: 634
MSN: 04
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:General Rodriguez, Provincia de Buenos Aires -   Argentina
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
El 22 de julio de 1944, aproximadamente a las 10hs, en cercanías de General Rodríguez, provincia de Buenos Aires, se accidenta el caza Curtiss Hawk 75-O, matrícula C-634, falleciendo su tripulante, Subteniente Alejandro Roberto MAC LEAN (Promoción VIII de EAM egresado en diciembre de 1942).

Sources:

http://amilarg.com.ar/hawk75_fa.html
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-36_Hawk
https://escuadrondelcielofaa.blogspot.com/search?q=634
CAPÍTULO II CAZAS DE HÉLICES 1936 - 1954 página 15
https://asociacionpilotosdecaza.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Capitulo-02-CAZAS-de-HELICE.pdf
EL LITORAL, sábado 22 de Julio de 1944
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/20362/?page=2
EL ORDEN, Domingo 23 de Julio de 1944
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/4527/?page=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jun-2016 11:01 TB Added
08-Jun-2016 10:22 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Dec-2024 10:19 Gamietea Esteban Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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