Wirestrike Accident Lockheed PV-1 Ventura (B-34) 5039,
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Date:Saturday 26 July 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic L37 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura (B-34)
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 5039
MSN: 6239
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Recife, PE -   Brazil
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Cumbica, SP
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in river (Rio Capibaribe) after hit power lines.

Sources:

Scramble
Jornal do Brasil 29 July 1947, p6

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Aug-2014 17:32 TB Added
23-Aug-2014 18:11 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Nov-2019 20:39 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2021 19:34 TB Updated [Departure airport]

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