Incident Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N-502,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180655
 
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Date:Friday 25 August 1961
Time:13:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic TBM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger
Owner/operator:Aviação Naval Brasileira
Registration: N-502
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Rio de Janeiro, RJ -   Brazil
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:carrier Minas Gerais
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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