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| Date: | Wednesday 26 January 1955 |
| Time: | c. 02:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura (B-34) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 5044 |
| MSN: | 6327 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near Cabo de Santo Agostinho, PE -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Salvador, BA (ca 01:55) |
Disappeared over sea during night routine flight.
Sources:
Scramble
Folha da Manhã 27 January 1955, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2014 17:33 | TB | Added |
| 23-Aug-2014 17:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2015 19:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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