Accident North American B-25J Mitchell 5061,
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Date:Saturday 20 March 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25J Mitchell
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 5061
MSN: 108-32294
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:24 km from Rio Gurupí, MA -   Brazil
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Belém, PA
Destination airport:São Luis
Narrative:
Found crashed after two days on border of Maranhão and Pará states. Flown in four ship formation "N°48, 52, 61, 65" from Miami. ** "N°48" disappeared (but "5048" is a B-34 Ventura). *** "Mitchell 61" crashed in a turn on approach, 250 meters from airstrip of Emresa Mineração Gurupi Lta at "Itamatará".

Sources:

El Tiempo 23 March 1948, p8
Folha da Manhã 23 March 1948, p2
**Correio da Manhã 23 March 1948, p3
***Jornal do Brasil 24 March 1948, p6

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Apr-2014 17:17 TB Added
20-Apr-2014 17:19 TB Updated [Operator]
21-Aug-2014 18:45 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
07-Nov-2016 19:40 TB Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Nov-2019 18:44 TB Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Nov-2019 08:37 TB Updated [Cn]

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