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| Date: | Tuesday 11 October 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American AT-6A Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 1603 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Torres Vedras -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA1 Sintra |
Two airplane collided at 4500 meters altitude and crashed. Pilots killed.
Sources:
A Noite 9 November 1955, p9 (Noticias de Portugal)
ABC (Madrid) 13 October 1955, p49
Diário de Lisboa 12 October 1955, p11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2014 15:07 | TB | Added |
| 16-Jan-2017 08:46 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2017 10:01 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2018 07:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 05-Sep-2018 07:32 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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