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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 1958 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Consolidated OA-10 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba (FAEC) |
| Registration: | 72 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Preston, Oriente -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed onto runway and caught fire. Among killed pilot Ricardo Longueira Santana and co-pilot José Antonio Alemán Morgado. Three others injured. One unhurt. Type as "PBY...N°72" of Cuban Navy in press report.
Sources:
La Nacion 8 July 1958, p25
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00001565/00779/1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2017 21:58 | TB | Added |
| 22-Feb-2017 21:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Jun-2018 07:38 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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