Last updated: 18 May 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 July 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 17128 |
| MSN: | 12264 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Recife, PE ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Recife International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF), Brazil |
| ? |
Crashed into hill at Alegria, Brazil.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. GradidgePhotos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
