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2 unusual facts about Tambo


Pucara del Cerro La Muralla

They established in the zone several Tambos and at least one Pucará placed in the top of Cerro La Muralla.

Tambo, Queensland

Until 2008, Tambo was the administrative centre of the Shire of Tambo.


Forrest McClendon

McClendon received a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical nomination in 2011 for his portrayal of Mr. Tambo in the Broadway musical, The Scottsboro Boys.

James Edward Davidson

He and his two passengers, A.W.N. Bell and W.R. Donaldson, were killed when the Qantas plane (Airco DH.9C G-AUED) he was attempting to land at Tambo, Queensland stalled, crashed, and was totally destroyed.

Lockheed L-1649 Starliner

ZS-DVJ (c/n 1042), currently in Trek Airways colours, is at OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg and is continuously threatened by the airport authorities to be scrapped if it isn't removed from the airport grounds.

Mario Bichón

Bichón spent his final years in Pichilemu and at his home in El Tambo, a town located twenty kilometers east of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Cachapoal Province, where he died of cancer just four days after turning 81, on 18 May 2013, approximately at 06:10 local time (10:10 UTC).

Wonderboom Airport

It is believed that there is a market for passenger service, mainly Pretoria residents that do not wish to commute to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg; an estimated 25%-30% of passengers using OR Tambo are Pretoria residents.


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