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1965 Argentine Air Force C-54 disappearance
Argentine military flight that disappeared on 3 November 1965 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1965 Argentine Air Force C-54 disappearance (also known as TC-48 Flight or The Cadets Flight) refers to the disappearance of an Argentine Air Force Douglas C-54G carrying cadet graduates from the Military Aviation School that disappeared between Howard Air Force Base in Panama and El Salvador International Airport on 3 November 1965. The last contact with the aircraft was 30 or 40 minutes after take-off, when the pilot reported a fire in one of the engines and notified the control tower of San José International Airport in Costa Rica that they intended to divert there. The aircraft never arrived and all passengers and crew are missing, presumed dead. The disappearance is considered the greatest mystery of Argentine aviation.[2]
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![]() The missing aircraft, Douglas C-54G Skymaster with cadets before departure of the initial training flight on 31 October 1965 | |
Disappearance | |
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Date | 3 November 1965 (1965-11-03) |
Summary | Engine fire[1] |
Site | Northwest Cordillera de Talamanca (presumed), Southeast Golfo de los Mosquitos and Northeast Braulio Carrillo National Park |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas C-54G Skymaster |
Operator | ![]() |
Call sign | TC48 |
Registration | TC-48 |
Flight origin | El Palomar Airport |
Stopover | Cerro Moreno Base |
1st stopover | Las Palmas Air Base |
2nd stopover | Guayaquil |
Last stopover | Howard Air Force Base, Panama Canal Zone |
Destination | El Salvador International Airport |
Occupants | 68 |
Passengers | 59 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 68 (presumed) |
Survivors | 0 (presumed) |