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| Date: | Saturday 6 December 1941 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 4 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BA Bahia Catalina -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Bahia Catalina/Punta Arenas |
Two DH 60 Gipsy Moths collided. One was on its take-off run, the other was landing. One caught fire. S.Of. Julio Opazo suffered serious burns. Other Gipsy was considerably damaged and pilot S.Of. Fernando Ahumada escaped unhurt.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 7 December 1941, p14
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf ("Gipsy No 4")
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2023 07:27 | TB | Added |
| 18-May-2023 18:47 | TB | Updated |
| 18-Jun-2023 09:27 | TB | Updated |
| 30-Jun-2023 07:57 | TB | Updated |
| 29-Sep-2023 09:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2023 18:04 | TB | Updated |
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