Belém

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Plain, Valley

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Belém – Manaus

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1079

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Enroute from Belém to Manaus, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Porto de Moz. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Manaus, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft was found. On December 22, 1947, the wreckage and the dead bodies of all 16 occupants were found near the village of Aquiqui, northwest of Porto de Moz.

Crash of a Lockheed 18 LodeStar near Rio Doce: 18 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1944 at 1200 LT

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Lockheed 18 LodeStar

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PP-PBH

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Rio de Janeiro – Belém

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2113

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1941

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En route, the right engine failed, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. Eventually, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed near Rio Doce. All 18 occupants were killed.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Natal: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1944 at 1252 LT

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46520

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Belém - Recife

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The aircraft was completing a flight from Belém to Recife with a crew of ten on board, among them an officer. While flying some 65 km west of Natal in poor weather conditions, the crew made his last radio contact at 1252LT. Shortly later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a pasture, killing all ten occupants. At the time of the accident, the weather conditions were as follow: rain falls, cloudy with cumulus till 9,000 feet , stratus till 10,000 feet and wind from 150 degrees at 10 knots.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK near Açu: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1944 at 1302 LT

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KG508

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Plain, Valley

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Belém - Natal

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12912

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1944

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The aircraft left Belém at 0620LT bound for Natal with an ETA at 1338LT. While cruising overt the State of Rio Grande do Norte in poor weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field located 13 km east of Açu. All three occupants based at RAF Nassau, Bahamas, were killed. At the time of the accident, meteorological conditions were as follow: stratus, cumulus, turbulence and heavy rain falls.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina near Belém: 10 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1943

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2472

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During a convoy mission, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The seaplane crashed in a river near Belém and some debris were found five days later, on December 3. All ten crew members were killed.

Crash of a North American B-25C-15 Mitchell in Belém

Date & Time: May 26, 1943

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42-32437

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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93-12545

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1942

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Crashed on landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Martin B-26B-4 Marauder in Belém: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1943

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Martin B-26 Marauder

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41-18047

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. A crew was killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Leslie E. Reece.

Crash of a Martin B-26B-4 Marauder into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943

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Martin B-26 Marauder

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41-18071

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

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Belém - Natal

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Lost without trace while on a flight from Belém to Natal. May have crashed somewhere into the Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast.
Crew:
1st Lt George R. Smith Jr.,
2nd Lt Hawley H. Houck,
F/O Gordon M. Bateman,
S/Sgt Claude K. Weaver.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-40-BO Flying Fortress into the Atlantic Ocean: 10 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1943

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