The Metal Aircraft Corporation Flamingo, a monoplane produced in Cincinnati, Ohio by the Metal Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s, that crashed above the Angel Falls was recovered by helicopter in the 1960s by the Venezuelan government and a replica was put in its place for visitors of the crash site.
The Metal Aircraft Corp. Flamingo was a monoplane produced in Cincinnati, Ohio by the Metal Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s. eight-passenger 410hp P&W One G-2-W, named El Rio Caroni, is best remembered for its role in the discovery of Angel Falls by Jimmy Angel in 1935. Although well known to the local indigenous population, the falls had been glimpsed only by European explorers until Jimmy Angel crash-landed while attempting to land above the falls on Auyan-tepui during gold exploration. The Metal Aircraft Corporation Flamingo that crashed above the falls was recovered by helicopter in the 1960s by the Venezuelan government and is on display at the entrance of the Ciudad Bolivar airport, in Venezuela. A replica was put in its place for visitors of the crash site. 
