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| Date: | Sunday 20 December 1959 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Beechcraft L-23 Seminole ? |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Madrid -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Heidelberg-Kirchheim |
| Torrejón de Ardoz |
US military "bi-motor" crashed and caught fire at Arrojo de Valdegatos, Camarma de Meco. Both occupants, pilot Cmte Karl A. Colozzi (USAEUR Heidelberg-Kirchheim) and c-pilot Cap Mackay, were injured.
Sources:
El Diario de Ávila 22 December 1959, p7
Neckar-Bote 2 January 1960, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2024 17:44 | TB | Added |
| 24-Jun-2024 16:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 17:50 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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