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Compania de Aviacion Faucett
Compania de Aviacion Faucett, colloquially known as simply Faucett Peru or Faucett, was a Peruvian airline.
History
In 1928 Elmer J. Faucett and a group of Peruvian business men joined to found the first commercial airline in Peru and one of the first in Latin America. The company was authorized to operate on June 4, 1928 and commenced operations on September 15, 1928.Sergio De la Puente and Dan Relayze Gerhardt, Historia de la Compania de Aviacion Faucett. Retrieved on March 6, 2008. Initially, flights were made from Lima to Talara to the north, and Arequipa to the south with Stinson Detroiter F-19 aircraft. Faucett merged with Aerovias del Peru in 1938. Following World War II Faucett re-equipped with Douglas DC-3 and Douglas DC-4 transports. By 1960 it had introduced into service the Douglas DC-6.
The jet age started for Faucett in 1968 with the addition to the fleet of Boeing 727s. In 1971 the airline purchased BAC One-Eleven jets. Douglas DC-8-62 jets flew to Miami as the only international service that the airline operated. Cargo work had been taken on more as the fleet aged. The biggest shareholder of the airline was Aeronaves del Peru, a cargo-only carrier.
The airline was declared bankrupt and ceased operations on November 15, 1999.
Historical Fleet
Stinson SM-1 Detroiter
Faucett F-19
Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-4 Skymaster
Douglas DC-6B
Boeing 727-051C
Boeing 727-27C
Boeing 727-173C
Boeing 727-035
Boeing 727-063
Boeing 727-078
Boeing 727-247
Boeing 727-264
Douglas DC-8-51
Douglas DC-8-52
Douglas DC-8-53F
Douglas DC-8-62F
Boeing 707-33C
Boeing 707-321C
Boeing 707-331C
Boeing 707-351F
Boeing 737-112
Boeing 737-159
Boeing 737-212
Boeing 737-222
Boeing 737-247
Boeing 737-248
Boeing 737-269
Boeing 737-281
BAC 1-11-476FM
Boeing 720-022
Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar
Airbus A300B4-203
Incidents and accidents
On September 11, 1990, a Boeing 727 ran out of fuel 350 miles southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland, whilst on a transit flight from Europe via Keflavik in Iceland. There were no survivors among the 3 crew and 15 airline staff on board. Navigational difficulties are believed to have been involved.
On March 1, 1996, Faucett Flight 251, a Boeing 737 leased from American Airlines, crashed in the mountains near Arequipa's airport, killing all 117 passengers and 6 crew aboard.Reuters, Timeline: Major air crashes in Latin America since 1993. July 18, 2007. Retrieved on March 6, 2008.
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