ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194554
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| Date: | Thursday 20 June 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60T Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aviação Naval |
| Registration: | I1H-32 |
| MSN: | 3026 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ilha do Governador, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
c/no. 3026: DH.60T [Gipsy II #2264] delivered to Escola de Aviacao Naval, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with C of A 3467 issued 23.5.32. To Brazilian Navy as I1H-32; coded "A.1-16". Initially based at the Training Squadron at Ilha do Governador, near Rio de Janeiro
Written off (destroyed) 20.6.35: The crew was completing aerobatics over the Copacabana Beach when control was lost. The airplane crashed on a street in a near district. Both pilots were killed while there were no victims on the ground. Both crew - Pilot 1°Ten Av Naval Carlos Barcellos de Lavrador and mechanic 2°Ten Av Naval Renato César Cavalcanti de Lemos - were killed.
Copacabana is a bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km (2.5 miles) Balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world.
Sources:
1. Folha da Noite 20 June 1935, p1+4
2. Folha da Manhã 21 June 1935, p1
3. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/17126/?page=2
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60t-moth-rio-de-janeiro-2-killed
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copacabana,_Rio_de_Janeiro
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2017 15:29 | TB | Added |
| 06-Oct-2021 15:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 25-Oct-2023 07:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]] |
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