Narrative:
Crashed into the Serra dos Coelhos mountains.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 15 July 1968 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Super C |
| Operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VBJ |
| MSN: | 33481 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Gravatá, PE ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo (unknown airport), SP, Brazil |
| Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF), Brazil |
Crashed into the Serra dos Coelhos mountains.
Sources:
» Folha de São Paulo 17 July 1968, p6 (Edição da Tarde)Photos
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