Incident Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 4142,
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Date:Wednesday 14 April 1948
Time:10:18
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 4142
MSN: 5786
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near BA Santa Cruz, RJ -   Brazil
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Santa Cruz, RJ
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed at Sepetiba after 2°Ten Joao Luiz Moreira Fonseca bailed out. Serial given as "P-47D-40...4.549.347...FAB-4142" or "P-47 D-40 serie 4.549-247 matricula FAB 4142".

Sources:

Jornal do Brasil 15 April 1948, p6
Correio da Manha 15 APR 1948, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Aug-2014 19:10 TB Added
01-Sep-2014 16:39 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
18-Aug-2019 17:18 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Nov-2019 19:18 TB Updated [Time]
08-Nov-2021 14:46 TB Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative]

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