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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1947 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 4156 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 mi off Carabelle, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kelly Field, TX |
| Miami, FL |
Lost during delivery flight of eight P-47 to Brasil. Pilot Leslie Louveiro bailed out in the Gulf of Mexico from burning plane and rescued by USCG cutter Juniper after six hours in a live raft.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.rudnei.cunha.nom.br/FAB/br/p-47.html
St. Petersburg Times 14 February 1947, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2014 19:15 | TB | Added |
| 01-Sep-2014 16:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Sep-2014 17:29 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2019 15:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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