Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
Status:
Datum:31 JAN 1951
Flugzeugtyp:Douglas C-54D-1-DC
Fluggesellschaft:Força Aérea Portuguesa
Kennzeichen: 6603
Werknummer: 10582
Baujahr: 1945
Besatzung:Todesopfer: / Insassen:
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: / Insassen:
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 14
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:nahe Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER) (Portugal)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal
Flug nach:Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal
Unfallbericht:
Crashed in the sea during the approach to Lajes Air Force Base (Azores).

Informationsquelle:
» José Vilhena

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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport to Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores as the crow flies is 1544 km (965 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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