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| Date: | Tuesday 25 May 1926 |
| Time: | c. noon |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Naval de Chile |
| Registration: | 3 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Las Torpederas -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The "Avro" floatplane crashed into the sea from 50 meters during a test flight. Pilot Primero Agustín Alcayaga and S.Of. mechanic Luis Hernández.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 26 May 1926, p4 (photo)
Alas de Pioneros
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2023 18:36 | TB | Added |
| 24-Jan-2024 20:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2024 17:47 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Mar-2024 19:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Aug-2025 13:31 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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