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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 1956 |
| Time: | c. 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 5117 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sousel, Alentejo -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA2 Ota (09:30) |
Hit tree tops and crashed during low pass over houses. Alf Pil Manuel Capela Araújo (24).
Sources:
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com//
Diário de Lisboa 4 July 1956, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2011 07:34 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 20-Apr-2011 12:34 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-May-2011 13:02 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2014 16:52 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 20:47 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 20:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2022 13:17 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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