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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Junkers A50ce |
| Owner/operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | P-BAAE |
| MSN: | 3534 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rio Grande, RS -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Rio Grande, RS |
| Porto Alegre, RS | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Forced to land on marshy Ilha dos Mosquitos due to dense fog on a mail flight. Pilot Franz Nuelle tried to jump from the plane and survived injured and co-pilot Krause died in his seat.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 26 April 1931, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2019 21:16 | TB | Added |
| 14-Dec-2019 09:13 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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