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| Date: | Friday 15 May 1942 |
| Time: | c. 09:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronáutica Militar |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | de Havilland Gipsy Major |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rio de Mouro, Sintra -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA1 Sintra |
Crashed and destroyed by fire, after two Tiger Moths collided. 1°Cabo Av João Guilherme Fonseca de Bastos died in one of the two aircraft involved. Alf Av Ferreira Roriz crash-landed at Grania do Marques.
Sources:
1. Diário de Lisboa 15 May 1942, p4
2. http://www.casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05769.033.08438#!4
3. https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/search/label/DH-82A%20Tiger%20Moth
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2014 15:10 | TB | Added |
| 15-Jan-2017 22:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2017 22:43 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2017 08:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Jul-2017 19:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Aug-2021 21:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 16-Nov-2021 13:36 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 30-Aug-2022 19:12 | mcalberto | Updated [Source, ] |
| 09-Dec-2023 20:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2023 20:31 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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