Narrative:
The aircraft crashed and caught fire on approach to Congonhas Airport, Brazil.
» Folha de Manhã 12-7-1947
» A Noite 11 July 1947, p9
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 11 July 1947 |
| Time: | 09:40. |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-60A Lodestar |
| Operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2004 |
| MSN: | 18-2366 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil |
| São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil |
The aircraft crashed and caught fire on approach to Congonhas Airport, Brazil.
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson» Folha de Manhã 12-7-1947
» A Noite 11 July 1947, p9
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