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| Date: | Monday 9 May 1949 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Volcán Tungurahua -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Impacted the side of a volcano at 13000 feet.
Sources:
ABC (Sevilla) 11 May 1949, p12
Folha da Noite 11 May 1949, p1
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