Incident Sikorsky S-43 1, Friday 28 May 1937
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Date:Friday 28 May 1937
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic s43 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-43
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: 1
MSN: S-4318
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:near Talcán -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Puerto Montt
Destination airport:
Narrative:
"Sikorsky N.o 1...Magallanes" ditched and was considerable damaged. Cap Felipe Latorre, Ten Levin and six passengers rescued by steamer "Foca".

Note: reported activ 13 OCT 1939

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 29 May 1937, p14

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jun-2023 13:36 TB Added
15-Jun-2023 13:40 TB Updated

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