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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 1956 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 4400 |
| MSN: | G5-453689 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Belo Horizonte, MG -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Santa Cruz, RJ |
| Belo Horizonte, MG |
Overrun at high speed about 150 meters in a ditch. Maj Av Teixeira Rocha unhurt. As "4400" in report and coded 'AI' on photo.
Sources:
O Estado de S.Paulo 27 June 1956, p7
Gobo 27 JUne 1956, p1 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2015 15:45 | TB | Added |
| 17-Aug-2019 20:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Oct-2021 08:05 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2021 08:12 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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