Accident Curtiss Model 38 Cyclone Falcon 209, Friday 19 April 1935
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Date:Friday 19 April 1935
Time:
Type:Curtiss Model 38 Cyclone Falcon
Owner/operator:Cuerpo Aéreo Boliviano
Registration: 209
MSN: 11823
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Boyuibe, Chaco -   Bolivia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Paraguayan anti-aircraft fire. Ten Alberto Montaña Arze and S.Ten Nicolás Rojas. (1) shot down by Paraguayan AAA, crashed and caught fire, near "Tarairi", during "batalia en Boyuibe".

Sources:

Aviadores caída en la Guerra del Chaco
Air Enthusiast 45 (shot down 19 MAR 1935)
(1) La Nación (Santiago) 21 April 1935, p13

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

19 March 1935 209 Fuerza Aérea Boliviana 2 near Villa Montes w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jul-2023 18:31 TB Added
04-Jul-2023 19:10 TB Updated
05-Jul-2023 08:43 TB Updated
08-Jul-2025 19:01 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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