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| Date: | Thursday 3 March 1921 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.9 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | D1308 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | El Bosque -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Bosque |
The "De Haviland...N.o 1308" crashed shortly after take-off and caught fire. Passenger Teniente Aviador Marcial Espejo Pando and pilot Guardiamarina Aviador Guillermo Zañartu Irigoyén.
Note: Sopwitch Baby N2104 recorded as "accidentado del 3-3-21" (Alas de pioneros), but was a single-seater.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 4 March 1921, p9
Scramble (13 MAR 1921)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2023 18:00 | TB | Added |
| 19-Oct-2023 06:21 | TB | Updated |
| 24-Feb-2024 19:53 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2024 19:08 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2025 14:55 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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