Accident Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) 2070,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334054
 

Date:Sunday 1 March 1959
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB
Registration: 2070
MSN: 13822
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:30 km from Caravelas, BA -   Brazil
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ
Destination airport:Salvador-Dois de Julho International Airport, BA (SSA/SBSV)
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:

Folha da Manhã 3-3-1959
Major-Brigadeiro do Ar Dionísio Cerqueira de Taunay, Patrono da Aviação de Patrulha

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