WORK IN PROGRESS
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Venezuela - Fuerza Aeréa Venezolana (FAV) |
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List being compiled |
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| 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 |
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| 6th December 1949 |
FAV |
Republic Thunderbolt F-47D |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
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9th March 1976 |
FAV |
Canberra |
FAV 2444 [WE-171] |
Anzoátegui, Venezuela | Martin-Baker | |||
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ejected OK |
No ejection killed |
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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 |
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| 22nd September 1976 |
FAV |
Mirage | Aragua, Venezuela | Martin-Baker | ||||
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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. | |||
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17th September 1979 |
FAV |
Mirage | ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 30th April 1981 | Canberra B82 | 1183 | ||||||
| 30th December 1981 |
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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 Bronco |
2312 | Táchira, Venezuela | ||||
| OK | OK | |||||||
| 5th August 1986 | WHAT HAPPENED ON 5th AUGUST 1986 ????? | |||||||
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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 |
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Tucano | Río Tarra, Zulia, Venezuela | Martin-Baker | ||||
| ejected | ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 14th May 1990 |
FAV |
MIRAGE | Aragua, Venezuela | Both crew OK | ||||
| 17th May 1990 |
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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 |
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| 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 | ||||||
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27th November 1992 |
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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 | |||
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27th November 1992 |
Rebel Force of |
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 | |
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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 | ||
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20th April 1994 |
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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, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela | Pilot OK | 1-I | |||
| 7th December 1994 |
FAV |
Beech VT-34A Mentor | ||||||
| ?? August 1995 |
FAV |
F-16A | DETAILS NEEDED | |||||
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22nd November 1995 also seen as 16th November 1995 |
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F-16B Block 15K |
FAV
2179 82-1054 |
Grupo Aéreo de Caza
N°16 |
Crashed during aerobatic display Aragua, Venezuela |
ACES II | ||
| ejected, killed | did not eject killed | ACES II | ||||||
| 14th October 1998 | Venezuelan Gov | Shorts Skyvan SC7-3-100 | YV-O-MTC-8 | |||||
| 14th October 1998 | Venezuelan Gov | Shorts Skyvan SC7-3-100 | YV-O-MTC-3 | |||||
| 5th April 1999 |
FAV |
T-34A Mentor |
6192 | Escuadrón 141 | ||||
| 24th October 1999 |
FAV Army |
IAI-201 Arava | EV-8012 | Venezuelan Army | ||||
| 25th March 2000 |
FAV |
OV-10A Bronco |
0016 | |||||
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May 10th 2000 |
FAV |
CANADIAN CF-5 |
FAV 2576 | against peak Ayaumar at radial 260 and 10 miles out of Barquisimeto in a normal training duties[North of Barquisimeto]Lara, Venezuela | Capt. Jesus Fernandez Infante, ejected safely from the A/C | Northrop | ||
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21st May 2000 |
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Northrop VF-5A |
FAV 9348 |
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Routine training flight. vulture was sucked into the engine which malfunctioned near Barquisimeto, Capital of Lara State | Pilot ejected safely | Northrop | |
| 16th January 2001 |
FAV |
OV-10A BRONCO | 0077 | Gr.15 |
Zulia, Venezuela 10°04´ / 72°52 |
1-H, 1-M | ||
| 1 injured |
parachute did not open killed |
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25th May 2001 |
FAV |
EMB-312 Tucano | FAV 9153 | Grupo de Entrenamiento Aereo No 14 | collided in the air on tactical break up to landing with FAV 1972, Aragua, Venezuela |
![]() photo: rescate |
Martin-Baker | |
| May. Gustavo Soto Gonzalez (minor injuries) | Lt. Cesar Sangibes ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
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25th May 2001 |
FAV |
EMB-312 Tucano | FAV 1972 | Grupo de Entrenamiento Aereo No 14 | collided in the air on tactical break up to landing with FAV 9153, Aragua, Venezuela |
![]() photo: rescate |
Martin-Baker | |
| Lt. Rowel Rosales ejected | Alf. Reinaldo Rojas Suarez ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
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27th September 2001 |
FAV |
F-16A Block 15L |
FAV 6611 | Grupo Aéreo de Caza N°16 |
Bird ingested into engine, lost all
hydraulic power
over FAV
Barcelona "Tte. Luis del Valle Garcia" Base Barcelona Airport, Anzoátegui, Venezuela |
Col. Hector D'Armas Dugarte "Vibora" ejected at low level, 20 m from the ground and at 100 knots safely but broke his leg |
![]() photo Code One |
ACES II |
| 19th December 2001 |
FAV |
EMB-312A Tucano |
3105 |
GAEA 14 EVB 142 |
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4th May 2004 11:00 |
Government |
Cessna 208 Grand Caravan I | YV-O-CBL-7 | collided with Awakapa Tepuy hill, Chimanta mountains, Venezuela in bad weather |
2 Crew 5 Passengers All killed |
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| 5th August 2004 |
Venezuelan Navy |
EADS-CASA C-212A-27 Aviocar | ARBV-0206 | damaged | ||||
| 21st August 2004 |
FAV |
Shorts 360-300 | FAV-1652 |
Grupo 6 La Orchila Air Base - Maracay |
Near Maracay, Venezuela |
3 Crew 22 Passengers all killed |
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17th September 2004 |
FAV |
Mirage 50EV | FAV 6732 |
33 Sqn Grupo Aéreo de Caza 11 Diablos FAV BAEL AFB Libertador Base, Aragua, Venezuela |
Flame-out on final approach
just 300 mts from the head of the runway at BAEL. |
![]() rFAV via Ivan Pena Nesbit Captain (AV) Cap. Jesus Maria Bevilaqua Paulosky ejected safely, minor injuries |
Martin-Baker | |
| 18th November 2004 |
FAV |
BAe 3101 Jetstream 31 | YV-1083C | Caracas, Venezuela | ||||
| 10th December 2004 |
FAV |
PZL-Mielec M28 | GN-97121 | Guardia Nacional de Venezuela | El Junquito, Venezuela | |||
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| 20th January 2005 |
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EMB-312A |
IS THIS LOSS THE ONE BELOW |
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22nd March 2005 |
FAV |
EMB-312 Tucano |
FAV 8090 |
152 Sqdn Grupo Aereo de Operaciones
Especiales No. 15
{GAOE-15) |
crashed during a routine
training flight, at the east bank of Maracaibo Lake, 500 Km west of
Caracas Menenaura - Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela |
![]() FAV via Ivan Pena Nesbit |
Martin-Baker | |
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Lt. Paulino Jose Millan Sabino ejected safely |
Capt. Luis Gerardo Reyes Rivero ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 24th April 2006 |
FAV |
OV-10 |
DETAILS NEEDED | |||||
| 5th May 2006 |
Venezuelan Guardia Nacional |
IAI-201 Aravo |
GN-8168 | |||||
| 9th August 2006 |
FAV |
Cessna T206H | 2905 | Grupo 9 | ||||
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Thursday 21st June 2007 |
FAV |
Mirage 50EV | FAV-5145 |
de
la FAV Libertador air force base |
Crashed during a routine training flight near the Libertador air force base in central Aragua state. |
Capt. Juan Manuel Aldao ejected but did not survive |
Martin-Baker | |
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Thursday 21st June 2007 |
FAV |
Su-30Mk2V |
Grupo Aéreo de Caza 13 | damaged | ||||
| 14th November 2007 |
FAV |
EMB-312A |
5050 | Grupo 14 | damaged | |||
| Tuesday 18th March 2008 |
FAV |
Cessna 206 | Military Transport Aviation Group 9, based in the southern state of Amazonas | One person was killed and two others injured | No Ejection Seats are fitted. | |||
| Northrop | ||||||||
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More ejections / details need to be added How many F-86F and F-86K losses involved ejections ???? Canberra Losses ???? |
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For more details of the
attempted FAV coup d'etat in 1992 visit the excellent ACIG
website by clicking on their logo. |
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I would like to express my gratitude to the
Latin-American Aviation Historical Society (LAAHS)
and its members who have
openly shared their information and provided
the majority of
this information that appears on this webpage;
Iván
Peña Nesbit
Darío Silva
Henrico
Angerman
Enrique Alberto Martín Cuervo
Coordinador de Información y Relaciones Publicas
Organización Rescate Humboldt
SCRAMBLE.nl ______________________________________________________________________________________
Dave Allport ______________________________________________________________________________________ Scramble.nl (if I inadvertently omit your name from this listing PLEASE let me know to amend the listing) |
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7th October 2005: Received from
Ivan Peña Nesbit
Mike take a look on the post about the VF-5, y just put some new info about 5 ejections, with name of the pilots etc etc etc.....check it right now!! here they are:
Another one of CF-5: May 10th 2000 CF-5 FAV 2576 against
peak Ayaumar at radial 260 and 10 miles out of Barquisimeto in a
normal training dutties. Pilot Capt. Jesus Fernandez Infante,
ejected safetly from the A/C
EMB-312 Tucano: May 25th 2001 FAV 9153 and FAV 1792 belonging to Grupo de Entrenamiento Aereo No 14 GEA-14, collided in the air on tactical break up to landing. 4 pilots ejected safely. Martin Baker seats FAV 9153 crew: May. Gustavo Soto Gonzalez (minor injuries) and Lt. Cesar Sangibes FAV 1792 crew: Lt. Rowel Rosales and Alf. Reinaldo Rojas Suarez
Dassault Mirage 50EV: Sept. 17th 2004 Engine failure
(flameout) on the final aproach, get into the ground just 300
mts from the head of the runway at BAEL. Pilot ejected safely
with delicate injuries. Pilot Cap. Jesus Maria Bevilaqua
Paulosky. Martin Baker Seat
EMB-312 Tucano: March 22nd 2005 FAV 8090 Sqdn. 152 "Avispones"
GAOE-15. Due engine/tech failures about 20 miles from
Maracaibo(BARU). Both pilots ejected safely without injuries.
Crew Capt. Luis Gerardo Reyes Rivero and Lt. Paulino Jose Millan
Sabino
Greetings
LAAHS Venezuela
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