Accident North American B-25J Mitchell 5105,
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Date:Thursday 16 December 1948
Time:14:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25J Mitchell
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)
Registration: 5105
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:BA Cumbica, SP -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into A-20 Hovac during combat exercise. Two crew and one soldier on ground died. As "B-25...5.105" from BA Natal in report.

Sources:

Folha da Manhã 17 December 1948, p1+2
Folha da Noite 17 December 1948, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Sep-2015 18:33 TB Added
03-Oct-2015 17:36 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities]
03-Oct-2015 17:38 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
25-Nov-2019 14:28 TB Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
09-Nov-2021 16:33 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Narrative]

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