2019 Chilean Air Force C-130 crash · Drake Passage

On December 9, 2019, 2019 Chilean Air Force C-130 crash (Drake Passage). 38 people died.

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Date
December 9, 2019
Place
Drake Passage
Operator
Chilean Air Force
Killed
38
Position
58.583°S, 65.900°W
Wikidata ID
Q78069997

From Wikipedia

On 9 December 2019, a Chilean Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft crashed in the Drake Passage while en route to Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, a Chilean military base on King George Island in Antarctica. The crash site was located on 12 December 2019 after a three-day search, and no survivors were found.

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