Accident Vought A-7P Corsair II 5518, Thursday 7 February 1985
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Date:Thursday 7 February 1985
Time:13:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought A-7P Corsair II
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Portuguesa
Registration: 5518
MSN: A-147/P-018
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Vieira de Leiria -   Portugal
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:BA5 Monte Real (LPMR)
Narrative:
Crash in sea during approach. Ten Cor Jorge Graça e Melo.

Sources:

https://joseluislopotunafap.blogs.sapo.pt/435.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-May-2013 22:21 Fcastilho Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Damage, Narrative, ]
08-Aug-2014 10:37 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
08-Aug-2014 10:39 TB Updated [Time, Operator, ]

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