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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1948 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  North American AT-6D Texan (T-6) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 1434 |
| MSN: | 77-4378 ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Santa Cruz, RJ |
"North American AT-6" crashed in the sea and sank in 35 metres depth. 2°Ten Av Paulo Cesar Castelo Branco died. 2°Ten Delmo Torres Aires escaped unhurt. Participated in exercise with the Navy. Registration not confirmed.
Sources:
Scramble (16 SEP 49; c/n 77-4368 conflicting with NC54883; ex 41-389/77-4378 ?)
Folha da Manhã 17 August 1948, p3/19 August 1948, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2014 18:36 | TB | Added |
| 29-Aug-2014 09:03 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2015 10:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2021 19:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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