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| Date: | Friday 30 May 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-661 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km from Palanquero-German Olano Air Base (PQE) -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Palanquero-German Olano Air Base (PAL/SKPQ) |
Forced landing after suffering a bird strike (buzzard). Occupants evacuated. Airplane destroyed by fire.
Sources:
El Tiempo 31 May 1947, p1+17
El Tiempo 1 June 1947, p1+9
Passauer Neue Presse 3 June 1947, p1
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