Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 July 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Salvadore¤a
Registration Number: 101
Location: Ilopango –
ÿ El Salvador
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: F-4U-4 Corsair aircraftF-4U-4 Corsair aircraft
Category: Accident
A F-4U-4 Corsair plane shot down near Ilopango AFB by an aircraft of the same type. The aircraft returned to Ilopango AFB and experienced a crash-landing.A F-4U-4 Corsair plane shot down near Ilopango AFB by an aircraft of the same type. The aircraft returned to Ilopango AFB and experienced a crash-landing.
Description
The aircraft was being shot at by a Hondurese F4U-4 Corsair plane near El Poy. The airplane managed to return to Ilopango AFB where a crash-landing was made. The airplane has been quoted being msn 15272/26717, but this seems doubtful since this airframe flew as G-AMPP until 1971.
Primary Cause
Possible hostile attack by a competitor aircraft.Possible hostile attack by a competitor aircraft.Share on:
