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| Date: | Friday 15 October 1948 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura (B-34) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 5042 |
| MSN: | 6242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Ibura Field/Recife, PE -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Lost altitude, hit tree and caught fire.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 16 October 1948, p2
Correio da Manhã 17 October 1948, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2014 17:15 | TB | Added |
| 23-Aug-2014 17:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Aug-2014 17:27 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Aug-2014 18:17 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 08:59 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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