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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1978 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Cessna A-37B |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | J-622 |
| MSN: | 43554 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Antofagasta -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Cerro Moreno/Gr.4 |
Crashed into terrain near the port from a four ship formation during night bombing mission. CDE José Galarce V. and TTE Waldo Kreither T.
Sources:
Jets de Combate FACh, p86 (via Scribd)
Diario de Burgos 30 May 1978, p16
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2025 08:20 | TB | Added |
| 05-Oct-2025 14:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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