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| Date: | Wednesday 7 April 1915 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: | Bréguet 100HP |
| Owner/operator: | Escuela de Aeronáutica Militar (EAM) |
| Registration: | n/a |
| MSN: | n/a |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Molina area -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Rafael, Curicó |
"Bi-plane Breguet 100HP" crashed near La Granja, near Curicó during emergency landing on a reconnaissance flight due to engine failure at 900 meters. Ten Tucapel Ponce Arellano (24) and Ten Emilio Berguño Meneses (23).
Note: Ten Brandemburg in an accident at Escuela de Aviación, no further details (L.M. 27 NOV 1915).
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 8 April 1957, p6
La Mañana (Talca) 8 April 1915/10 April 1915, p1 (photos)
https://web.molina.cl/?page_id=512
ACCORDING TO THE SOURCES AND PHOTOS, A BIPLANE BREGUET 100HP CRASHED
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2024 17:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-May-2024 15:53 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-May-2024 16:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2024 17:42 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2024 18:38 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-May-2024 16:46 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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