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| Date: | Saturday 18 February 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 288 |
| MSN: | 78-6991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Portezuelas de Incahuasi -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Los Cóndores/Iquique (16:00) |
| Santiago |
Disappeared. S.Ten Héctor Herrera Avila and Sarg 2°Raúl Flies Arquero. A wreckage located between Lengua de Vaca and Tongoy MAY 1957. Wreckage and bodies finally located at 4,600 meters altitude, 160 km from Vicuña, MAR 1963.
Note: "AT-6G N°288" damaged in an emergency landing due to engine failure, in Rio Penitente, at Morro Chico, near Punta Arenas, 4 MAY 1953. S.Ten Raúl Vargas del Campo S. escaped unhurt. Flight Balmaceda-Punta Arenas (La Nación 8 May 1953, p6)
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 20 February 1956, p Segunda Seccion/2 June 1957, p1/8+12+16 March 1963, p1/11 March 163, p Segunda Seccion
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2023 14:45 | TB | Updated |
| 30-May-2023 05:10 | TB | Updated |
| 07-Oct-2025 18:14 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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