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| Date: | Tuesday 22 May 1934 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss Hawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú (CAP) |
| Registration: | VF-1 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Iquitos -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Peruvian Hawk fighter plane crashed into Amazonas River near the estuary of Río Itaya after engine exploded at 30 meters altitude while descenting during a test flight. Pilot Ten Augusto Tello Dyer killed. Sea Hawk II version on floats.
Sources:
Air Enthusiast 45
El Tiempo 24 May 1934, p14
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Aug-2016 10:15 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2017 18:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2019 08:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Aug-2023 20:22 | TB | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2023 08:37 | TB | Updated |
| 21-Oct-2023 06:09 | TB | Updated |
| 29-Nov-2023 14:38 | TB | Updated [Country, ] |
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