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| Date: | Thursday 19 May 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua (FAN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Las Mercedes Airport -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Spun out from hight altitude, crashed onto the runway and burst into flames. Pilot Ten Udenes Villalobos (26). Debris was distributed in a circle of 500 meters.
Sources:
LAAHS (date unknown)
Correio da Manha 21 May 1960, p10 (type not reported)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2019 20:21 | TB | Added |
| 14-Oct-2021 20:03 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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