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| Date: | Thursday 12 May 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-160 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4365P |
| MSN: | 23-1865 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Havanna -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down. Pilot Matthew Edward Duke (42) killed by two bullets.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 13 May 1960, p10 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2019 19:28 | TB | Added |
| 29-Oct-2019 21:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Phase, ] |
| 05-Feb-2021 19:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, ] |
| 09-Apr-2021 18:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 09-Apr-2021 19:32 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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