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| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 1958 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU |
| Owner/operator: | Transportes Aéreos Militares - TAM Perú |
| Registration: | 652 |
| MSN: | 22559 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tarapoto -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tarapoto |
| Pucallpa |
"TAM Curtiss C-46" crashed from 500ft after take-off due to double engine failure. Capitán Luis Gutiérrez and radio-operator seriously and co-pilot slightly injured. Cargo to Pucallpa.
Sources:
La Union (Pacasmayo) 22 August 1958, p2
https://undiario.pe/hemeroteca/archivo/la-union/1958-08-22
(Scramble)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2024 17:16 | TB | Added |
| 12-Nov-2024 10:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Oct-2025 08:17 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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