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| Date: | Monday 26 May 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought A-7P Corsair II |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 5535 |
| MSN: | A-150/P-035 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pocariça -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| BA5 Monte Real (LPMR) |
Collided with 5543 during radar approaches when wings touched in thick clouds. Pilot Maj Armando Teixeira Marques killed. One woman on the ground was killed.
Sources:
Flight International 16 May 1987, p39
https://apnews.com/121b200c225746e293ec9f41aafc4233
http://pilnavtuna.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-memoriam-em-memoria-de-todos-os.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 03:40 | harro | Updated |
| 11-Jun-2013 15:31 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2014 10:43 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2014 19:48 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Nov-2014 20:05 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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