Accident Waco JHD 1, Saturday 9 April 1938
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Date:Saturday 9 April 1938
Time:
Type:Waco JHD
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU)
Registration: 1
MSN: 4710
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Montevidéo -   Uruguay
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Melilla Airport
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed at Melilla (Letiza-Melilla) Airport after caught fire in flight.

Sources:

Folha da Noite 9 April 1938
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18102/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
23-Mar-2012 10:20 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ]
29-Jul-2015 15:59 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
06-Sep-2016 18:25 TB Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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