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| Date: | Saturday 21 May 1921 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.9 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | D1296 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Luis -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Bosque (08:30) |
| Buenos Aires |
Force-landed into unfavorable terrain due to fuel exhaustion after lost in fog during record flight via the Cordilleres mountains to Buenos Aires. Ten Roberto Herrera Ramírez slightly injured and Ten 2°Alfredo Gertner Fernández unhurt. Registration noted as "1291" in press report.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 23 May 1921, p1
Scramble (D1296)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2023 08:49 | TB | Added |
| 19-Oct-2023 08:52 | TB | Updated |
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