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| Date: | Sunday 25 December 1955 |
| Time: | c. 19:00 LT |
| Type: | North American AJ-1 Savage |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124184 |
| MSN: | 160-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lajes, Azores (LPLA) -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed and burned near Casa da Ribeira. Two occupants pulled out alive before an explosion destroyed the wreckage.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Jornal do Brasil 27 December 1955, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 16:22 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 21-Jun-2014 16:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2015 18:27 | TB | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2019 20:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2019 18:09 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 07-Apr-2022 14:20 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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