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| Date: | Thursday 21 June 1973 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Perú |
| Registration: | 494 |
| MSN: | 580-8543 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Paita, Piura -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Trujillo (SPRU) |
| SPRU |
The aircraft crashed at Piura fire range during a SURA rocket fire training flight, killing the crew, Lt. FAP Jorge Amasifuén Rocha (29) and Alf. FAP Jorge Enrique Fernández Ponce de León.
Sources:
La Union (Pacasmayo) 22 June 1973, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2024 08:05 | jemr69 | Added |
| 13-Oct-2024 12:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2024 15:43 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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