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| Date: | Friday 6 May 1938 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 85 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tocopilla -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Los Cóndores/Iquique |
Crashed into a hill after take-off from a landing strip. Pilot Ten Fernando Sarabia unhurt.
Note. (1) DH.60G "85" noted as transferred to civil as "CC-CAT2"
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 7 May 1938, p12
(1) Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2023 07:17 | TB | Added |
| 18-May-2023 07:46 | TB | Updated |
| 18-Jun-2023 09:27 | TB | Updated |
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