Wirestrike Incident North American T-6 Texan (T-6) ,
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Date:Monday 13 June 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American T-6 Texan (T-6)
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Varginha, MG -   Brazil
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed from a three ship formation during exercise. Location reported as Estacao de Flora, Rede Mineira de Viacao. Hit power cables during crash. Aps Xavier and Sub-Official Medina suffered fractures. Type as "N.A." or "NAX-4" in reports.

Sources:

A Noite 13 June 1949, p1
Folha da Manha 14 June 1949, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Nov-2021 17:18 TB Added
15-Nov-2021 17:56 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
15-Nov-2021 20:05 TB Updated [Damage]

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