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| Date: | Friday 10 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25J Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU) |
| Registration: | 161 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Molle, Colonia -
 Uruguay
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed during training flight about 100 km from Montevideo. Four urugayans among the five killed. One crew member parachuted and survived critical injured. Possible two US citizen among the crew.
Sources:
La Nación 11 July 1959, p19
Scramble
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11 July 1959, p1
http://www.pilotoviejo.com/finb25history.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2017 17:40 | TB | Added |
| 07-Nov-2017 18:05 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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