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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 6150 |
| MSN: | 19773 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio Tejo (Tagus River) -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT) |
Crashed into the river after takeoff from Lisbon airport, during a military exercise to the Portuguese colonies (Himba Exercice)
Sources:
José Vilhena
El Litoral 13-4-1959
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