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Manguinhos Airport
Aeroporto de ManguinhosIATA: none – ICAO: none Summary Airport type Public/Military Serves Rio de Janeiro Coordinates 22°52′30″S 043°14′44″W / 22.875°S 43.24556°WCoordinates: 22°52′30″S 043°14′44″W / 22.875°S 43.24556°W Map Approximate location within greater Rio de Janeiro
XStatistics Passengers Aircraft Operations Metric tonnes of cargo Manguinhos Airport was an airport that existed in the neighborhood of Manguinhos, near Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro from 1936 to 1972.
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History
The origin of Manguinhos Airport is related to Aeroclube do Brasil (English: Brazil Flying club), a school of aviation founded in 1911 at Campo dos Afonsos Airport. In 1919 the Brazilian Army decided to locate at this facility the School of Military Aviation and forced the Flying Club to move elsewhere.
The board of directors decided to re-locate its facilities near Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and for that land was flattened and a swamp drained. An official property land-title was however never given to the Flying Club; it just occupied the site with the acknowledgement of authorities. Manguinhos was officially opened in 1936 although it had been in use before this year. In fact, around this time whereas Santos Dumont Airport served mainly to hydroplanes, aircraft with landing gear used the Manguinhos facilities.[1]
On December 22, 1959 a major accident led to the eventual closure of the airport: a VASP Vickers Viscount 827 and a Brazilian Air Force Fokker S-11 based at Afonsos Air Force Base collided in the air very close to Manguinhos Airport. The pilot of the Fokker, the Air Force cadet Eduardo da Silva Pereira, was trying to impress his girl-friend by doing manoeuvres over her house in the proximity of Manguinhos Airport and collided with the Viscount which was on approach to land at Rio de Janeiro-Galeão. The VASP aircraft crashed killing its 32 occupants and 10 persons on the ground. The cadet parachuted to safety.[2]
The accident opened questions about the interference of air traffic related to Manguinhos in approaches to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão and Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont airports. Even though no aircraft based in Manguinhos was involved directly in the accident, authorities believed that similar accidents could happen in the future.
In 1961 operations at Manguinhos were severely restricted and Brazil Flying Club had to move elsewhere. Since there was a maintenance company based at Manguinhos, certain flights were still allowed with control operated by Galeão until 1972, when Manguinhos closed. Hangars and control tower were demolished and presently in the site is located the shanty town Vila do João, part of Complexo da Maré.
Airlines and destinations
The following airline once served the airport:
- ETA – Empresa de Transporte Aéreo
Accidents and incidents
- December 22, 1959: a VASP Vickers Viscount 827 registration PP-SRG while on approach to land at Rio de Janeiro-Galeão was involved in a mid-air collision with the Brazilian Air Force Fokker S-11 (T-21) registration FAB0742 in the vicinity of Manguinhos. All 32 people on board the Viscount were killed, as were a further ten on the ground. The T-21 pilot parachuted to safety. This accident eventually led to the closure of Manguinhos Airport[3][4]
Access
The airport was located 12 km (7 mi) north of downtown Rio de Janeiro.
References
- ^ "Era de Manguinhos" (in Portuguese). Aeroclube do Brasil. http://www.aeroclubedobrasil.com.br/aecb/aecb_hist_2.htm. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ "Acidente aéreo em 1959 Ramos – Rio de Janeiro" (in Portuguese). Museu Histórico do CBMERJ. June 9, 2009. http://www.museu.cbmerj.rj.gov.br/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=253. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PP-SRG and FAB0742". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591222-2. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ Pereira, Aldo (1987) (in Portuguese). Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira. Rio de Janeiro: Europa. p. 205-206.
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