Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, May 13, 1959 (12 killed), To...

Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on May 13, 1959 near Tournavista Huánuco, Peru with 12 fatalities.

A Curtiss C 46 on a scheduled Lima to Tarapoto service via Pucallpa hit a mountain slope about 30 km south of Tournavista on 13 May 1959 while cruising in marginal weather. The wreckage was found a few hours later. All 12 occupants were killed.

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