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| Date: | Wednesday 18 July 1956 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 4436 |
| MSN: | G5-454067 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BA Santa Cruz, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Santa Cruz, RJ |
Gained no height after take-off and descented into the water of the Baía de Sepetiba. Capitán Almeida slightly injured. Aircraft submerged.
Note: the canopy of a Gloster Meteor broke. Pilot suffered face injuries, but landed safely at BA Fortaleza, 20 NOV 1953 (A Noite 21 NOV 1953, p3)
Canopy of a Meteor opened in flight while flying in formation, 30 JAN 1957. Ten Av Ruy Messias de Mendonça landed safely on base (Correio da Manha 31 JAN 1957, p13)
Sources:
Scramble
O Jornal (RJ) 19 July 1956, p6A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2014 19:32 | TB | Added |
| 08-May-2015 18:08 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Nov-2024 18:33 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2024 18:45 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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