Accident North American AT-6B Texan 1621, Tuesday 16 August 1960
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Date:Tuesday 16 August 1960
Time:c. 17:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-6B Texan
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Portuguesa
Registration: 1621
MSN: 84-7523
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Almoçageme -   Portugal
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA1 Grania do Marqués
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed at Mata da Urca in Serra de Sintra. Cad António Mendes Maia.

Sources:

Diário de Lisboa 16 August 1960 (2°Edição), p1+16/17 August 1960, p6
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2017 14:56 TB Added
19-Jan-2017 14:17 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ]
31-Jan-2017 21:14 TB Updated [Date, Location, Source, ]
05-Sep-2018 08:23 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ]

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