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| Date: | Friday 18 June 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American AT-6C |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Jeronimo -
 Guatemala
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed at the Palin Canyon, Escuintla, while returning from a patrol mission. There was null visibility over the area. The wreckage was located the next day. Lt. Juan Adolfo Castillo Ralda killed.
Sources:
PBSuccess, The CIA's covert operation to overthrow Guatemalan president Jacobo Arbenz June-July 1954 (Latin America@War)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2019 19:17 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jun-2020 06:04 | moverall101 | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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