Mid-air collision Accident de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 110,
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Date:Monday 10 September 1945
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:Aeronaútica Militar
Registration: 110
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Algueirão-Mem Martins, Municipality of Sintra -   Portugal
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Sintra, Portugal
Destination airport:
Narrative:
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 110: Written off (destroyed) 10.9.45 when collided with Tiger Moth 102 and crashed at Algueirao, Sintra 10.9.45; pilots 1°Cab João Manuel da Costa Moura (aged 21) (in Tiger Moth 102) and 1°Cab José Guedes de Figueiredo (aged 21) (in Tiger Moth 110) killed.

Algueirão-Mem Martins, Municipality of Sintra, is a Portuguese civil Parish , in the municipality (county) of Sintra at approximate Coordinates: 38.8°N 9.35°W

Sources:

1. Diário de Lisboa 11 September 1945, p.5
2. https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/search/label/DH-82A%20Tiger%20Moth
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algueir%C3%A3o%E2%80%93Mem_Martins

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jul-2017 11:19 TB Added
04-Sep-2018 13:08 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
04-Sep-2018 13:10 TB Updated [Narrative]
26-Aug-2021 20:53 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
26-Aug-2021 20:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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