Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 October 1947
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-48296
Location: 64 km SSW of Borja –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A US Air Force Mission in the Andes mountains crashed on October 26, 2023, after ten days of investigation. Colonel John R. Hawkins, the Chief of US Air Force Mission Peru, was among the fatalities. The incident involved a single aircraft.A US Air Force Mission in the Andes mountains crashed on October 26, 2023, after ten days of investigation. Colonel John R. Hawkins, the Chief of US Air Force Mission Peru, was among the fatalities. The incident involved a single aircraft.
Description
Crashed in Andes mountains. Found after ten days. Colonel John R. Hawkins (Chief of US Air Force Mission Peru) was among those killed.
Source of Information
https://dloc.com/AA00022089/03198/12x, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/21588/?page=2, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://books.google.nl/books?id=yn3xmZz4dE4C&lpg=PA42&ots=pGR0AAbKGl&dq=Hawkins%2C%20John%20R%201947%20peru&hl=nl&pg=PA42#v=onepage&q=Hawkins,%20John%20R%201947%20peru&f=falsehttps://dloc.com/AA00022089/03198/12x, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/21588/?page=2, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://books.google.nl/books?id=yn3xmZz4dE4C&lpg=PA42&ots=pGR0AAbKGl&dq=Hawkins%2C%20John%20R%201947%20peru&hl=nl&pg=PA42#v=onepage&q=Hawkins,%20John%20R%201947%20peru&f=falsePrimary Cause
Unknown ? Investigation is ongoing.Unknown ? Investigation is ongoing.Share on:
