Air disaster

Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (November 1956)

27 Nov 1956 · 10.51° N, 66.89° W

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When
27 Nov 1956
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
10.51° N, 66.89° W
Description
1956 aviation accident
Deaths
25
Injured
0

Placed at the coordinates of its French Wikipedia article.

Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (November 1956)

1956 aviation accident

Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Idlewild International Airport, New York to Caracas International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela. During the November 27, 1956 operation of the flight, by a Lockheed L-749 Constellation, registration YV-C-AMA and named Jose Marti, the aircraft, piloted by French captain Marcel Combalbert, crashed into a mountain near Caracas, Venezu…

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