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| Date: | Friday 2 June 1933 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss F-8F Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | 111 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Río Granates -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Potosí, Caquetá (Puerto Boy AB) |
| Flandes Airfield, Tolima |
(2) Disappeared. Pilot Ten Ernesto Esguerra Cubides (33) and "mechanico segundo Rafael Ramón". Floatplane Curtiss (F-8F) Cyclone Falcon "Ricaurte"..."número 111". Never found.
Note: (1) also reported as Falcon O-1 "Ricaurte N°109 and mechanic Germán Bahamón, but ->see 9 FEB 1933
Sources:
(2) Air Enthusiast 45
(2) El Tiempo 18 June 1933, p1/22 June 1933, p1+2a
El Tiempo 3 June 1983, p2A
(1) Personajes Historicos Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Mar-2014 17:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2014 12:44 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2016 18:55 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2016 20:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2017 22:13 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2023 08:33 | TB | Updated |
| 31-Mar-2025 13:15 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2025 14:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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