| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | B-941-S |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 17 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 17 (C-43/GB/JB) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech D17R |
| C/n (msn): | 184 |
| Operator Titles: | Bolivia - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Mariscal de Ayacucho |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 17 April 1941 to 8 May 1941 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 400282 |
| Photo Comment |
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Yes, a 1941 colour photo. Ex NC18580, the 1937 D17 was bought from the Prest-o-Lite Battery Company by Bolivian pilot Capt Rafael Suarez Rivas Morales. His 'goodwill flight' to Bolivia from New York - Floyd Bennett Field ended in a crash in Washington DC. Capt Alberto Taborga escaped with burns but Rivas was killed. His body was flown to La Paz by a USAAC B-17B. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 12 October 2021, and has since been viewed 599 times. |