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| Date: | Friday 9 October 1953 |
| Time: | c. 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 5107 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BA2 Ota -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| BA2 Ota |
Crashed. Maj Artur Manuel Tamagnini Acciaioli Barbosa (36).
On same day (ca 11:00) two F-84 from a three ship formation collided in mid-air at Barreira, 5 km from Leiria, loosing two wing tanks. Landed safely at BA Ota.
Sources:
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/
Diário de Lisboa 9 October 1953, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 05-Aug-2014 20:18 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2017 20:13 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 21-Jun-2017 19:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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