Commando lost in Bolivia

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

Spotted over on the Flypast forum. Condolances to the family and friends of the 3 lost crew members.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... p?t=116309

Wildchild · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:19 pm

http://en.ria.ru/world/20120422/172966617.html

A Bolivian senator and his father an son were on board...

Cessna172RG · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:59 pm

The aircraft was airworthy again in March 2012, a Bolivian aviation fan had the possibility of flying on it and has a video -now a historic register of this Commando:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNIZEtd4 ... ure=topics

WallyB · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:06 pm

Cessna172RG wrote:

The aircraft was airworthy again in March 2012....

Or maybe not :cry:

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:49 am

This tragic event may not feel as sad as some other losses we've incurred in recent memory, (geography has something to do with it I think) but this one still stings for me nonetheless. I mean, I cant begin to say I know most of the guys or gals out there in the Warbird Community, in general! But this forum sure is a start. Therefore I can only begin to express what I can from my seat a world away. That being said I'm quite saddened by the loss of life onboard. The machine never comes close to the man; or in this case men. (The C-46 happens to be one of my personal favorite "Big Props")

I'm all in favor of these majestic aircraft continuing work in their original profession; but it's always terrible to see this happen. Especially when we're getting into the single digits. Right? There's gotta be like only 8 to 9 C-46's still being used as transports worldwide. DC-3s / C-47s a bit more but; PBY's have all but been retired!

So really in the end all I have to say is; I send my condolences and thoughts to the families and friends to the lost.

Warbird Information Exchange

Commando lost in Bolivia

Who is online