| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | A-73 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | FMA IA-24 Calquin |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | FMA IA-24 Calquin |
| Aircraft Version: | FMA IA-24 Calquin |
| C/n (msn): | 073 |
| Operator Titles: | Argentina - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Photo Date: | December 1949 to December 1957 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 156625 |
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First flown in 1946, the Calquin was a wooden light bomber inspired by the Mosquito, designed for Merlin engines but R-1830 Twin Wasp radials were used instead. Some 100 AI-24s were built for the Argentine air force. The type was not easy to fly and 50 airmen lost their lives in accidents. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie This photo was added on 7 August 2019, and has since been viewed 1442 times. |