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               Venezuela - Fuerza Aeréa Venezolana (FAV)

List being compiled

   Chronological Listing of Venezuelan
Losses & Ejections

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial

based

crashed crew   seat
19th November 1920
FAV - Army
Caudron G.3   4.929          
1st April 1921
FAV - Army
Caudron G.3              
3rd May 1921
FAV - Army
Caudron G.3              
27th May 1921
FAV - Army
Caudron G.3              
11th July 1921
FAV - Army
Caudron G.3              
3rd September 1921
FAV - Army
Caudron G.3              
9th September 1921
FAV - Army
Caudron G.3              
27th September 1921
FAV - Army
Caudron G.3              
19th December 1923
FAV - Army
Hanriot HD-1              
19th December 1923
FAV - Army
Caudron G.4              
19th December 1923
FAV - Army
Caudron G.4              
30th April 1928
FAV - Army
Caudron C.60              
2nd February 1931
FAV - Army
Farman 190              
24th April 1931
FAV - Army
Farman 190              
8th September 1931
FAV
M. SAULNIER EJV-N°2 (FAV) canopy broke,
Aragua, Venezuela
Pilot killed      
12th December 1932
FAV - Army
Farman 190              
8th October 1937
FAV - Army
MS230              
8th June 1938
FAV - Army
AT-6              
9th October 1939
FAV - Army
Fleet 10              
20th December 1940
FAV - Army
Fiat CR32              
4th September 1941
FAV - Army
Waco UPF-7              
8th June 1942
FAV - Army
T-6              
21st June 1942
FAV - Army
AT-6C              
14th September 1942
FAV
STEARMAN EJV-N°6 (FAV)   Patio Savanah, South of Valencia,
Carabobo, Venezuela
Pilot OK    
23rd November 1942
FAV - Army
Curtiss SNC-1              
4th August 1943
FAV
DAUNTIESS USAF   Mar cerca Isla de Patos,
Sucre
Both crew OK    
22nd November 1944
FAV
VULTEE EJV-N°17 (FAV)   Falcon, Venezuela Pilot OK    
19th December 1944
FAV - Army
Curtiss SNC-1              
29th January 1945
FAV
NORTH A FAC-733   Columbian, Zulia, Venezuela Both crew OK    
9th April 1945
FAV - Army
AT-6              
24th April 1945
FAV - Army
BT-15              
11th August 1946
FAV
PT-17              
6th September 1947
FAV
F-47D              
18th October 1947
FAV
AT-6              
2nd July 1948
FAV
PT-19   YV-MR-.            
2nd July 1948
FAV
PT-19   YV-MR-9            
15th August 1948
FAV
PT-13A   24            
7th July 1949
FAV
B-25J   7AB40          
14th July 1949
FAV
BT-13              
27th October 1949
FAV
      first rescue by helicopter,
Lara, Venezuela
Pilot OK    
18th November 1949
FAV
PT-17              
25th November 1949
FAV
Republic Thunderbolt
F-47D
           
6th December 1949
FAV
Republic Thunderbolt
F-47D
           
18th December 1949
FAV
Republic Thunderbolt
F-47D
    collided in mid air
CUB^
Pilot OK    
18th December 1949
FAV
Republic Thunderbolt
F-47D
    collided in mid air
CUB^
Pilot OK    
25th February 1954
FAV
D. HAVILLAND     collided in mid air,
Carabobo, Venezuela
(El otro NO salto 1-M)
Pilot OK    
25th February 1954
FAV
D. HAVILLAND     collided in mid air,
Carabobo, Venezuela
Pilot killed    
21st June 1957
FAV
F-86F   3B36          
28th June 1960
FAV
T-6G E-12          
21st April 1961
FAV
D. HAVILLAND     ran out of fuel,
Distrito Federal, Venezuela
Pilot OK    
22nd March 1963
FAV
     
Carabobo, Venezuela
Pilot killed, parachute did not open,    
15th July 1965
FAV
Jet Provost           Martin-Baker
ejected ejected Martin-Baker
7th September 1967
FAV
D. HAVILLAND
Venom
    Aragua, Venezuela Pilot ejected
killed
   
7th September 1967
FAV
D. HAVILLAND
Venom
    collided in mid air,
Aragua, Venezuela
1st Lt. F. N. R. Espina

Major O. P. Gilly

Both pilots ejected - one was OK the other injured

MORE DETAILS OF THIS DATE NEEDED

Martin-Baker
7th September 1967
FAV
D. HAVILLAND
Venom
    collided in mid air,
Aragua, Venezuela
Martin-Baker
2nd October 1967
FAV
SE3160 0145          
20th June 1969
FAV
D. HAVILLAND
Venom
    Aragua, Venezuela Pilot injured    
21st October 1970
FAV
NORTH A     Carabobo, Venezuela One OK, One killed    
19th July 1971
FAV
UH-1D   0897            
19th July 1971
FAV
UH-1H   1860            
9th April 1974
FAV
NORTHROP
CF-5
3335   collision between two s. One pilot made a safe landing,

Guarico, Venezuela

Pilot OK 1-I Northrop
9th April 1974
FAV
NORTHROP
CF-5
0900   Pilot ejected
parachute did not open
killed.
1-M  
2nd March 1976
FAV
CANADIAN 2985   Lara, Venezuela Both Crew OK 2-I  

9th March 1976


FAV
Canberra FAV 2444
[WE-171]
  Anzoátegui, Venezuela     Martin-Baker
ejected
OK
No ejection
killed
 
3rd September 1976
21:45
also seen as 27th August

FAV
Lockheed C-130H 7772   Crashed into a hill one mile short of the runway Lajes, Azores, Portugal 10 crew
58 passengers
All killed
   
22nd September 1976
FAV
Mirage     Aragua, Venezuela     Martin-Baker
ejected
OK
ejected
injured
Martin-Baker
4th November 1976  
Venezuelan Navy  
Cessna 310   ARV-16            
9th April 1979
FAV
F-86F   0900              
9th April 1979
FAV
F-86F   3335             
17th July 1979
FAV
MIRAGE     CONFIRM ??? Details needed
IS THIS THE LOSS BELOW
1-? Sin Inf.  

17th September 1979


FAV
Mirage       ejected   Martin-Baker
30th April 1981     Canberra B82 1183            
30th December 1981


FAV

Mirage     Collision ?? Lt. Perra
ejected
  Martin-Baker
3rd June  1982
FAV
CANBERRA 1437   Miranda, Venezuela killed    
inured    
inured    
30th July 1982
FAV
Mirage 5V 9510   Carabobo, Venezuela,
Lake of Valencia - LV was removed
Pilot OK    
15th August 1982
FAV
Mirage       ejected   Martin-Baker
27th March 1984
FAV
OV-10E
B
ronco
2312   Táchira, Venezuela      
OK OK  
5th August 1986 WHAT HAPPENED ON 5th AUGUST 1986 ?????

FAV
MIRAGE 9325   Carabobo, Venezuela Pilot OK Major L. D. Valdes

CNE O. P. Escolona

CNE W. C. Soteldo

all three ejected - Who was in which aircraft ???

Martin-Baker
5th August 1986
FAV
MIRAGE 7712   Yaracuy, Venezuela Pilot OK Martin-Baker
5th August 1986
FAV
MIRAGE 3039   Aragua, Venezuela Pilot OK Martin-Baker
2nd December 1986
FAV
MIRAGE 0240   Anzoátegui, Venezuela Both crew OK    
12th December 1987


FAV

Tucano     Río Tarra, Zulia, Venezuela     Martin-Baker
ejected ejected Martin-Baker
14th May 1990
FAV
MIRAGE     Aragua, Venezuela Both crew OK    
17th May 1990


FAV

Mirage     IS THIS THE ABOVE LOSS
????
    Martin-Baker
Col. F. Visconti Lt. Blanco Martin-Baker
19th October 1990
FAV
MIRAGE 0624   Anzoátegui, Venezuela Se presume ileso piloto
Pilot OK
   
27th October 1990
FAV
Mirage       Major C. Willen
ejected
  Martin-Baker
10th June 1992      VT-34A   1692   Escuela de Aviacion Milita          
22nd October 1992
FAV
OV-10A
Bronco
0690 15th SOG Coup d'etat Táchira, Venezuela Pilot OK    
27th October 1992     OV-10E   9744              
27th November 1992     EMB312A   3050            
  The three OV-10 Bronco losses for the 27th November 1992 need clarifying from the information below
27th November 1992     OV-10A   1863              
27th November 1992   OV-10A   1103             
27th November 1992    OV-10A   0073            

27th November 1992


Rebel Forces of

FAV

Rockwell OV-10 Bronco     During coup d' etat Rebel pilot attacked loyal Military objectives in Caracas was hit by an RBS-70 missile fired by the Venezuelan Army May. Luis Miguel Magallanes "Chokos" ejected over the Base Aérea Francisco and was captured   NAA

27th November 1992

Rebel Force of

FAV

Rockwell OV-10 Bronco     Shot down by FAV F-16 using Vulcan M61 cannon. Crashed at BAEL in Maracay May. Miltic ejected   NAA
27/11/1992
FAV
BRONCO     Coup d'etat]Miranda, Venezuela Pilot OK 1-I  
27/11/1992
FAV
BRONCO     Lara, Venezuela Pilot OK 1-I  
27th November 1992
FAV
F-5A   Esc363 DETAILS NEEDED      
27th November 1992
FAV
F-5A   Esc363 DETAILS NEEDED      
27th November 1992
FAV
F-5A   Esc363 DETAILS NEEDED      
27th January 1993
FAV
OV-10A
BRONCO
2865   Zulia, Venezuela,
Lake Maracaibo - presume pilot unharmed
Pilot OK 1-I  
4th March 1993   OV-10E
BRONCO
4035          
5th March 1993
FAV
BRONCO 3037 Grupo 15 Trujillo, Venezuela Both crew OK 2-I  

6th April 1993


FAV
Mirage 50EV 2056 Grupo Aereo 11 near Turagua (about 10 miles out of BAEL) due a vulture crash on the windshield and engine ingestion. Aragua, Venezuela May. Martin "FENIX" Lon Blanco ejected   Martin-Baker
21   may   1993   4470   VT-34A     Venezuelan AF/Escuela de Aviacion Milita   w/o   348  
???
FAV
TUCANO       Pilot OK 1-I  
4th October 1993
FAV
BRONCO 6280   Aragua, Venezuela
cut short ???
Both crew OK 2-I  
20th April 1994


FAV

F-16B Block 15K FAV 9581
82-1055

Grupo Aéreo de Caza N°16

Bird strike / Engine Failure.
Crashed due to a bird strike OR engine failure, near Barquisimeto
Lara, Venezuela
    ACES II
ejected OK ejected OK ACES II
1994
FAV
MIRAGE     To the north of Margarita,