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| Date: | Friday 4 July 1952 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  North American AT-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | 714 |
| MSN: | 88-16346 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Los Llanos, Antioquia -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palanquero AB Caldas, Colombia (08:40) |
| Apiay AB, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAAF T-6D Texan 42-84565 (MSN 88-16346): To San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX. Lend-Lease to Colombian Government 20 April 1944. To Colombian Air Force/Fuerza Aérea Nacional May 1944 as 714. Renamed as Fuerza Aérea Colombiana 31 December 1944.
Written off (destroyed) when en-route from Base Aérea Palanquero, Caldas to Base Aérea Apiay, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia, crashed at Los Llanos, Antioquia, Colombia 4 July 1952 (1KIS - Pilot S.Ten Benjamin Sánchez)
Sources:
1. El Tiempo 6 July 1952, p1
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_4.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2014 13:51 | TB | Added |
| 30-Mar-2015 17:09 | TB | Updated [Date, Departure airport, ] |
| 20-Aug-2016 18:17 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 20-Mar-2021 13:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2021 13:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, ] |
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