Air disaster

1938 Santa Ana air show disaster

24 Jul 1938 · 4.69° N, 74.04° W

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When
24 Jul 1938
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
4.69° N, 74.04° W
Description
aviation incident in Colombia

1938 Santa Ana air show disaster

Aviation incident in Colombia

The 1938 Santa Ana air show disaster occurred on 24 July 1938 at a military review on the Campo de Marte in the Santa Ana district of Bogotá, Colombia. During the review, a Curtiss Hawk II biplane of the Colombian Air Force piloted by Lieutenant César Abadia performed a stunt before crashing into a grandstand and then into the crowd.

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