ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169004
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| Date: | Monday 2 February 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | airplane |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near NAS Pensacola, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saufley Field, FL |
Two airplane collided during combat training. Brazilian pilot Ten H.G. Fonseca killed. Brazilian pilot Ten Clovis A. Morato landed safely at Corry Field. *US Navy report listed Morato as killed, not Fonseca.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 4 February 1948, p2
*Sarasota Herald-Tribune 4 February 1948, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2014 10:17 | TB | Added |
| 24-Aug-2015 09:57 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2019 16:36 | TB | Updated [Date] |
| 07-Feb-2021 13:29 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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