Incident North American AT-6C Texan (T-6) 1246,
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Date:Saturday 18 September 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-6C Texan (T-6)
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 1246
MSN: 88-11145
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bom Principio, PI -   Brazil
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Forced landing. Crashed and caught fire while attemping a take-off again after provisional strip of about 100 meters was made by residents. Pilot Ten Ernesto Silva salvaged injured.

Sources:

Jornal do Brasil 21 September 1948, p6
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Nov-2015 19:58 TB Added
20-Aug-2019 08:34 TB Updated [Date, Source]
23-Nov-2019 20:44 TB Updated [Phase, Narrative]
28-Sep-2021 18:11 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]
29-Sep-2021 20:01 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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