Airplane Crash - Near Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 12/23/1946
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Date | 12/23/1946 |
| Location | Near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Operator | FAMA (Argentina) |
| Route | London - Buenos Aires. |
| Type | Avro 685 York I |
| Registration | LV-XIG |
| Cn/In | 1365 |
| Aboard | 21 |
| Fatalities | 21 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Poor weather at the destination airport forced the crew to divert to Rio de Janeiro. While approaching to land the aircraft flew into a mountain, 14 miles from the airport. |
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