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| Date: | Saturday 20 March 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25J Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 5061 |
| MSN: | 108-32294 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 24 km from Rio Gurupí, MA -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Belém, PA |
| São Luis |
Found crashed after two days on border of Maranhão and Pará states. Flown in four ship formation "N°48, 52, 61, 65" from Miami. ** "N°48" disappeared (but "5048" is a B-34 Ventura). *** "Mitchell 61" crashed in a turn on approach, 250 meters from airstrip of Emresa Mineração Gurupi Lta at "Itamatará".
Sources:
El Tiempo 23 March 1948, p8
Folha da Manhã 23 March 1948, p2
**Correio da Manhã 23 March 1948, p3
***Jornal do Brasil 24 March 1948, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2014 17:17 | TB | Added |
| 20-Apr-2014 17:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Aug-2014 18:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 07-Nov-2016 19:40 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2019 18:44 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Nov-2019 08:37 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
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