Accident Avro Anson I 2219, Tuesday 6 July 1954
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Date:Tuesday 6 July 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Anson I
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Portuguesa
Registration: 2219
MSN: 1370
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Nazaré -   Portugal
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA1 Sintra
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in sea. One bailed out, but drowned. Last bodies salvaged 14 July.

Sources:

ABC (Madrid) 7 July 1954, p41
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com//
Diário de Lisboa 7 July 1954, p8/15 July 1954, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Mar-2016 14:46 TB Added
12-Jan-2017 19:45 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, ]
29-Jun-2017 14:55 TB Updated [Departure airport, Source, ]
29-Jun-2017 15:14 TB Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
22-Oct-2017 15:37 A.J. Scholten Updated [Cn, Narrative, ]
22-Nov-2019 20:29 TB Updated [Narrative, ]

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