Rio Verde Airport
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General Leite de Castro Airport is the airport serving Rio Verde
, Brazil
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Rio Verde, Goiás
Rio Verde is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.-Location:...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
- 12 August 1952: a Transportes Aéreos NacionalTransportes Aéreos NacionalTransportes Aéreos Nacional was a Brazilian airline founded in 1946. It was merged into Varig in 1961, when Varig bought the Consórcio Real-Aerovias-Nacional, of which Transportes Aéreos Nacional was one of the partners.-History:...
Douglas DC-3/C-47A-80-DLDouglas DC-3The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
registration PP-ANH en route from Rio Verde to GoiâniaSanta Genoveva AirportSanta Genoveva/Goiânia Airport is the airport serving Goiânia, Brazil.It is operated by Infraero.-History:The airport was inaugurated in 1955 although operations started a few years earlier...
crashed following an in-flight bomb explosion1952 Transportes Aéreos Nacional Douglas C-47 mid-air explosionThe 1952 Transportes Aéreos Nacional Douglas C-47 mid-air explosion occurred on the 12 August 1952 when a Douglas C-47A registered PP-ANH was destroyed when a bomb aboard exploded in mid-air and crashed near Palmeira de Goiás, Brazil....
at the location of Palmeira de Goiás. All 24 passengers and crew died.