Air disaster

1928 Dornier J Santos Dumont crash

3 Dec 1928 · 22.78° S, 43.15° W

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When
3 Dec 1928
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
22.78° S, 43.15° W
Description
Brazilian plane crash
Deaths
14

1928 Dornier J Santos Dumont crash

Brazilian plane crash

On 3 December 1928, a Dornier Do J seaplane named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont crashed into Guanabara Bay, Brazil, during the celebrations for the return of the aviator to his homeland.

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