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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1930 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 81 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BAN Quintero -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BAN Quintero |
"No 81" hit the ground with wing and crashed into spectators during demonstration flight. Pilot Capitán d.Fragata Edison Díaz S. survived slightly injured. Aircraft 50% destroyed.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 22 May 1930, p16
Fotografias y Videos Históricos de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile (Facebook)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2023 08:15 | TB | Added |
| 18-Jun-2023 09:20 | TB | Updated |
| 27-Dec-2023 16:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 29-Dec-2023 17:09 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 28-Aug-2025 16:08 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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