Incident Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 4156,
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Date:Wednesday 13 August 1947
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 4156
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:20 mi off Carabelle, FL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kelly Field, TX
Destination airport:Miami, FL
Narrative:
Lost during delivery flight of eight P-47 to Brasil. Pilot Leslie Louveiro bailed out in the Gulf of Mexico from burning plane and rescued by USCG cutter Juniper after six hours in a live raft.

Sources:

Scramble
http://www.rudnei.cunha.nom.br/FAB/br/p-47.html
St. Petersburg Times 14 February 1947, p7

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Aug-2014 19:15 TB Added
01-Sep-2014 16:44 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
01-Sep-2014 17:29 TB Updated [Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
27-Jun-2019 15:18 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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