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| Date: | Friday 8 April 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-6 Texan/Harvard |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bufarda, Leiria -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Sintra |
Light military training airplane crashed into field near Lourinha, killing a farmer (60) and injuring another (37). Student pilot Eurico Lobo bailed out and was injured. Type not confirmed, but possible.
Sources:
La Nacion 9 April 1960, p20
Diario de Lisboa 9 April 1960, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2017 21:52 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jun-2017 18:16 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2017 08:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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