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| Date: | Wednesday 14 April 1948 |
| Time: | 10:18 |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 4142 |
| MSN: | 5786 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near BA Santa Cruz, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Santa Cruz, RJ |
Crashed at Sepetiba after 2°Ten Joao Luiz Moreira Fonseca bailed out. Serial given as "P-47D-40...4.549.347...FAB-4142" or "P-47 D-40 serie 4.549-247 matricula FAB 4142".
Sources:
Jornal do Brasil 15 April 1948, p6
Correio da Manha 15 APR 1948, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2014 19:10 | TB | Added |
| 01-Sep-2014 16:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 18-Aug-2019 17:18 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2019 19:18 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 08-Nov-2021 14:46 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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