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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 1933 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Vought O2U-1E Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú (CAP) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 mi from Puerto Yessup -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Ramón |
| Masisea |
Disappeared 15:15 over junge area. Pilot Ten 1°Leonardo Alvariño Herr and mechanic S.Of. Héctor Rubio Cavassa. Wreckage and bodies found May 1944.
Note: Vought O2U-1E "5-E-2" on floats at Iquitos(?) (photo)
Sources:
La Union (Pacasmayo) 23 May 1944, p8
https://trazohumanista.lamula.pe/2014/01/11/heroe-nacional-leonardo-alvarino-herr/nomm/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2019 10:26 | TB | Added |
| 02-Sep-2023 14:10 | TB | Updated |
| 13-Oct-2023 17:44 | TB | Updated |
| 02-Dec-2023 10:16 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2023 10:20 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 06-Dec-2023 18:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Dec-2024 08:01 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-Dec-2024 08:27 | ASN | Updated |
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