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| Date: | Saturday 26 July 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura (B-34) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 5039 |
| MSN: | 6239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Recife, PE -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | SBRF |
| SBRF |
Crashed in river (Rio Capibaribe) after hit power lines.
Sources:
Scramble
Jornal do Brasil 29 July 1947, p6
https://web.facebook.com/recantigo/posts/acidente-que-vitimou-jean-emile-favrerecife-26071947em-26-de-julho-de-1947-ap%C3%B3s-/2503084619832073/?_rdc=1&_rdr
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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, ] |
| 17-May-2024 19:02 | Fred Mesquita | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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