Narrative:
The Ju-52 floatplane named "Anhangá" crashed into Guanabara Bay during takeoff in reduced visibility conditions.
» O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX / Carlos Ari César Germano da Silva
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 15 August 1938 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3mfe |
| Operator: | Syndicato Condor |
| Registration: | PP-CAT |
| MSN: | 4024 |
| First flight: | 1933 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Guanabara Bay ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Calabouço Seaplane Base, Brazil |
| Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX/SBVT), Brazil |
The Ju-52 floatplane named "Anhangá" crashed into Guanabara Bay during takeoff in reduced visibility conditions.
Sources:
» Folha da Noite 15 August 1938, p19» O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX / Carlos Ari César Germano da Silva
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Calabouço Seaplane Base to Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES as the crow flies is 417 km (261 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Rio de Janeiro-Calabouço Seaplane Base to Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES as the crow flies is 417 km (261 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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