Cuba Archive - Case 4482

Case ID: 4482

Title: N/A

First name: Juan de Dios

Last name: Mulen Quirós

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Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: 45

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: Day:8 / Month:6 / Year:1918

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:15 / Month:3 / Year:1963

Citizenship: N/A

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: N/A

Last known province-TOD: N/A

Last known province current: N/A

Last known country: N/A

Location death-address: Airspace over Peru, South America

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Location of death province - at TOD: N/A

Location of death province - current: N/A

Location of death - country: Peru

Trial held?: N/A

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Arrest or detention at time of death: N/A

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Anti-Castro Resistance / Non-state actors

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Case description:

One of two diplomatic couriers killied in the crash of a commercial flight  that the Cuban government blamed on the United States government. He and a partner were flying as diplomatic couriers  on Flight 915 ?a Douglas DC-6B plane of the airline Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano? from the Chacalluta airport, near the city of Arica, Chile, to La Paz, Bolivia. 28 minutes after departure, the plane crashed on the northern slope of Mount Chechecomat, 3 km west of the border between Peru and Chile. There were no survivors: the 3 crew members (captain, co-pilot and flight engineer) and the 36 passengers died.

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Fallecido en un accidente aereo por el que el gobierno cubano culpó al gobierno de Estados Unidos. Volaba como correo diplomático con un compañero en en el vuelo 915 ?un avión Douglas DC-6B de la empresa aérea Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano? desde el aeropuerto Chacalluta, cerca de la ciudad de Arica, Chile, hacia La Paz Bolivia. 28 minutos después de la partida. el avión cayó sobre la ladera norte del monte Chechecomat, a 3,1 km al oeste de la frontera entre Perú y Chile. No hubo sobrevivientes: fallecieron los 3 tripulantes (capitán, copiloto e ingeniero de vuelo), y los 36 pasajeros.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Reported: Highly likely / Highly reliable source(s)

Cause of Death: - Accidental / Unintentional

Occupations: - Management Occupations

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Government official (civilian, police, State Security, etc.)

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: - Case 4484: Enrique Valdés Morgado

Case Record - Juan de Dios Mulen Quirós