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| Date: | Wednesday 31 March 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronáutica Militar |
| Registration: | 108 |
| MSN: | 3167 |
| Engine model: | de Havilland Gipsy Major |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pero Pinheiro, municipality of Sintra -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA1 Sintra |
Hit telegraph pole and crashed at Pero Pinheiro, municipality of Sintra, Portugal. Pilot 1°Cab João Dias Leite Faria died of injuries sustained the next day.
Sources:
Folha da Noite 1 April 1937, p.1
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/2017/06/tiger-moth-dh-82a.html
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2015 08:16 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jan-2017 13:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Jul-2017 19:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2017 11:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 03-Sep-2018 18:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 13-Nov-2021 16:56 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn, ] |
| 09-Dec-2023 17:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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