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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1948 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft AT-11B Kansan |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU) |
| Registration: | 106 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Osorio, RS -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florianapolis |
| Montevideo |
Three airplane forced to made emergency landings during formation flight of two C-47 and nine fighters do to fuel exhaustion. N°106 hit tree, crashed an caught fire. Crew killed. N°109 hit a jeep during landing on facenda and was damaged. Crew injured. N°102 crashed into a hill. Crew survived.
Sources:
El Tiempo 10 September 1948, p11/11 September 1948, p8/Folha da Manha 10 September,p1/11 September, p2
https://www.fau.mil.uy/uploads/archivos/file_1f1eb1eaff.pdf
A Noite 11 September 1948, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2014 17:09 | TB | Added |
| 10-Apr-2014 17:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2014 18:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2014 18:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 04-Sep-2015 17:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2021 16:43 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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