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| Date: | Monday 17 August 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind 1 (S-55) (HU-2W) |
| Owner/operator: | Aviação Naval Brasileira |
| Registration: | N-7008 |
| MSN: | WA/394 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maragogipe, BA -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit a tree, crashed and caught fire. Occupants injured.
Sources:
Scramble
Jornal do Brasil 18 August 1964, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2013 14:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Jul-2014 22:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2014 16:43 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2014 17:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Aug-2019 18:50 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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