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| Date: | Tuesday 14 September 1937 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Potez 39 A2 |
| Owner/operator: | Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú (CAP) |
| Registration: | II/1-BO-2B |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BA Las Palmas -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
While flying in a formation of six Caproni and eight Potez, one of the last caught fire. Mechanic S.Of. Carlos Fajardo parachuted to safely, pilot Alférez Alfredo Salazar Southwell (24) was killed. Demonstration during Interamerica Conference.
Note: (1) nine Potez 390 A2 and three Potez 391 A2 delivered; the crashed was a 390 A2
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 16 September 1937, p1
(1) https://issuu.com/fap.mil.pe/docs/libro_100_a_os_pag_1_al_402_05686979f232bd
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2023 13:54 | TB | Added |
| 09-Sep-2023 15:20 | TB | Updated |
| 20-Nov-2023 18:10 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2024 16:55 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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