Accident Gloster Meteor F8 4424, Tuesday 13 February 1962
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Date:Tuesday 13 February 1962
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F8
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB
Registration: 4424
MSN: G5-453756
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:N of BA Santa Cruz, RJ -   Brazil
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:BA Santa Cruz, RJ
Narrative:
Crashed. Ten José Carlos Pimentel de Melo.

Sources:

Scramble (4424)
Folha de São Paulo 14 February 1962, p10 (4422)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Aug-2014 19:21 TB Added
21-Aug-2014 07:59 TB Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
08-May-2015 14:31 TB Updated [Source, ]
10-Nov-2024 15:34 TB Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, ]

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