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| Date: | Tuesday 26 October 1937 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Club Aéreo de Magallanes |
| Registration: | 3 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BA Bahia Catalina -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| BA Bahia Catalina, Punta Arenas |
"Gipsy" crashed. Ten 1°Julio Valencia Leiva (32) died of injuries and S.Of. mechanic Alfredo Mansilla survived seriously injured.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 27 October 1937, p13
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf ("Gipsy No 3")
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2023 07:06 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jun-2023 15:11 | TB | Updated |
| 09-Oct-2023 07:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2023 21:11 | TB | Updated |
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