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| Date: | Monday 1 June 1959 |
| Time: | 11:27 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft SNB-5 (D18S) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 2507 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ilha do Rato, Montijo -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Montijo |
| local |
Crashed in Tejo estuary during return from training flight in IMC.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 2 June 1959, p6 (2°Caderno)
Scramble
Diário de Lisboa 1 June 1959, p1+16/2 June 1959, p7+11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2015 20:11 | TB | Added |
| 12-Jan-2017 19:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 21-Jan-2017 13:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 21-Jan-2017 14:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Oct-2017 19:34 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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