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| Date: | Monday 17 April 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas TB-26B Invader |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Liberación (FAL) |
| Registration: | 935 |
| MSN: | 18602 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Playa Girón -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crash-landed after attacked by FAR T-33, killing the navigator.
Nine FAL B-26B with 10 Cuban Exil and four US crew lost during invasion. Four Cuban FAR crew killed.
Note: *photo shows "935 FAR" on tail !
Sources:
various
Lakeland Ledger Ledger 18 June 1961, p8A (*photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2017 10:08 | TB | Added |
| 18-Jan-2017 10:26 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2017 14:10 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2022 08:26 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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