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| Date: | Monday 17 January 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 4189 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Natal, RN -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched in Rio Potengi estuario and sank. Pilot Ten Tirso Matos de Melo (1°Esq/5°GAv) unhurt. Typ as "NA" in local press.
Sources:
Jornal do Brasil 19 January 1955, p9
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2014 20:29 | TB | Added |
| 23-Sep-2015 18:54 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2015 19:14 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2015 19:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 23-Oct-2015 17:11 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2019 18:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Aug-2019 08:38 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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