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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1979 |
| Time: | c. noon |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 1925 |
| MSN: | 580-1339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BA5 Monte Real -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Monte Real (BA5) |
Hit runway with tiptank on landing and exploded. Cap.Pilav.Vítor Manuel Fernandes Castro Gil (28) and Cap.Pilav.José dos Santos Costa (30) killed.
Sources:
http://pilnavtuna.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-memoriam-em-memoria-de-todos-os.html
http://especialistasdaba12.blogspot.de/
Diário de Lisboa 6 January 1979, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2013 14:35 | TB | Added |
| 13-Jan-2017 13:33 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2017 14:01 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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