Accident North American AT-6D Texan (T-6) 1434,
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Date:Monday 16 August 1948
Time:11:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-6D Texan (T-6)
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 1434
MSN: 77-4378 ?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, RJ -   Brazil
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Santa Cruz, RJ
Destination airport:
Narrative:
"North American AT-6" crashed in the sea and sank in 35 metres depth. 2°Ten Av Paulo Cesar Castelo Branco died. 2°Ten Delmo Torres Aires escaped unhurt. Participated in exercise with the Navy. Registration not confirmed.

Sources:

Scramble (16 SEP 49; c/n 77-4368 conflicting with NC54883; ex 41-389/77-4378 ?)
Folha da Manhã 17 August 1948, p3/19 August 1948, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Aug-2014 18:36 TB Added
29-Aug-2014 09:03 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
24-Aug-2015 10:48 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
20-Oct-2021 19:39 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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