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| Date: | Sunday 24 July 1938 |
| Time: | c. 12:30 |
| Type: | Curtiss Hawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | 820 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 57 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Campo de Marte, Bogotá -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into group of spectators during aerobatics. Pilot Cap César Abadía (29) died from injuries 26 July 1938. (1) 57 on ground killed and 102 injured.
Sources:
El Tiempo 25 July 1938, p1+2+18+19 *
Scramble
(1) El Tiempo 23 July 1978, p16A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Jun-2014 15:17 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2015 17:51 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 19-Aug-2016 17:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Aug-2016 13:39 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Apr-2017 19:58 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 14-Jun-2023 15:34 | TB | Updated |
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