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| Date: | Monday 12 December 1938 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: | Avro 626 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 21 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BA Quintero -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
"Avro N.o 13" suffered a tyre burst on landing and run into "Avro N.o 2" which taxiing to the hangars. S.Ten 2°Carlos Vergara Casanova and observator S.Of. Leopoldo Tacchi Cavagnaro in N°2 were seriously injured. N°2 destroyed by fire and N°13 remained with a damaged landing gear and crew unhurt.
Note: registration apparently misreaded for "21" (according to Scramble w/o Jan39, no info for "13" and "2", no accident info in newpapers JAN 39)
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 13 December 1938, p10
La Mañana (Talca) 13 December 1938, p1
Scramble ("21" w/o Jan39)
ACCORDING TO THE SOURCE, AIRCRAFT WEARING REGISTRATION "21"
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2023 07:09 | TB | Added |
| 16-Jun-2023 09:04 | TB | Updated |
| 09-May-2024 15:28 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2024 16:15 | TB | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2024 16:23 | TB | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2024 16:50 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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