Accident Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 834, Friday 27 October 1950
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Date:Friday 27 October 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Registration: 834
MSN: 399-55987
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Palanquero AB -   Colombia
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Palanquero AB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed and burnt. Pilot Ten Hernando Vargas.

Sources:

Scramble
El Tiempo 31 December 1950, p27

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
30-Dec-2013 06:40 Brendan Odell Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
27-Feb-2014 10:03 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
21-Aug-2016 17:34 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ]

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