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| Date: | Friday 25 August 1961 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Aviação Naval Brasileira |
| Registration: | N-502 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Rio de Janeiro, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | carrier Minas Gerais |
Crashed in sea between Ilha do Pai and Ilha da Mae. Pilot Cap Av Mário Rodrigues da Costa escaped.
Sources:
A Noite 16 September 1961, p3
Jornal do Brasil 16 September 1961, p5
Scramble (25 JUL 60)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2015 18:40 | TB | Added |
| 07-Nov-2016 20:31 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 05-Sep-2019 18:17 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 05-Sep-2019 18:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 25-Sep-2021 14:08 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 25-Sep-2021 14:11 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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