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| Date: | Tuesday 2 November 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | IMAM Ro.37bis |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cuenca -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cuenca |
Crashed shortly after take-off from three ship formation, piloted by Capitán Jaime Chiriboga Ordóñez, Ten Bayardo Tobar Albuja and Ten Ernesto Muñoz Borrero. The last of the planes crashed, killing pilot Muñoz Borrero and mechanic S.Ten Luis Díaz.
Note: type not reported, but it seems to be the three Ro.37 delivered in 1937 and recorded in various rides around South America with pilots, mechanics and one radio-operator (Tobar and Chiriboga named)
Sources:
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/17946/
La Nacion (Santiago) 3 November 1937, p10
Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana, Historia Ilustrada. 1910-1999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2016 18:06 | TB | Added |
| 13-May-2023 19:28 | TB | Updated |
| 14-May-2023 08:11 | TB | Updated |
| 11-Feb-2025 19:23 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2025 08:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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