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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 1938 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aviação Naval |
| Registration: | 2-I-7 |
| MSN: | 3326 |
| Engine model: | de Havilland Gipsy Major |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near BA Santos, SP -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Santos, São Paulo |
A 'Fox-Moth...7 cylindros' crashed near a soccerfield at Bocaina while making aerobatics. Pilot S.Ten Darcy Lopes Pimenta (27) and marinero mechanic Elpidio de Oliveira Ramos (26) recovered from the wreckage seriously injured.
Sources:
1. O Estado de S.Paulo 6 May 1938, p7
2. Folha da Noite 7 May 1938, p1
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2021 19:02 | TB | Added |
| 07-Oct-2021 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 21-Oct-2021 14:19 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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