Accident Gloster Meteor F4 C-004,
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Date:Tuesday 9 April 1963
Time:11:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F4
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Registration: C-004
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Estación Matheu, BA -   Argentina
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Morón, BA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two Meteor collided 7 kilometers from Escobar. C-004 crashed and burned. Ten Carlos Alberto Speranza killed. C-088 was damaged and landed safely.

Sources:

El Litoral 9 April 1963, p2/10 April 1963, p3
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/27059/
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-May-2015 17:50 TB Added
11-May-2015 18:19 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
21-Jun-2016 20:00 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]

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