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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 1956 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  North American AT-6A Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 1619 |
| MSN: | 78-6146 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lagoa de Óbitos -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA1 Sintra |
Exploded near Foz do Arelho and crashed in lake. Pilot Sold Alun António Ferreira dos Santos (22).
Sources:
ABC (Madrid) 2 March 1956, p49
Diário de Lisboa 1 March 1956, p16 (2°Edição)/2 March 1956, p6
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2016 17:51 | TB | Added |
| 17-Aug-2016 09:45 | mcalberto | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, ] |
| 17-Jan-2017 16:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2018 07:45 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source, ] |
| 05-Sep-2018 07:35 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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