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| Date: | Thursday 13 March 1924 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.9 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 84 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Viña del Mar -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Reñaca |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Atacama" flew into trees at Las Salinas shortly after take-off. Ten Marcial Arredondo and mechanic Cabo Miguel González escaped unhurt. Formation of five DH.9 ("Coquimbo", "Atacama", "Tacna", "Ferroviario" and "Tarapacá") and two Avro 504K ("España" and "General Korner"), photos at L.N. 14 FEB 1924, p11, DH.9 no tailnumbers visible. Avro "España" "81" visible at L.N. 18 FEB 1924, p12.
DH.9 "Coquimbo" wearing tail number "89" on photo L.N. 21 FEB 1924, p11
Note: "Tarapacá" was demolished 8 March 1923
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 14 March 1924, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2023 17:24 | TB | Added |
| 05-Mar-2024 19:11 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 03-May-2024 08:27 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-May-2024 08:31 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2024 20:13 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2024 21:01 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2024 05:27 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2024 06:14 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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