Accident de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 108,
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Date:Wednesday 31 March 1937
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:Aeronáutica Militar
Registration: 108
MSN: 3167
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pero Pinheiro, municipality of Sintra -   Portugal
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA1 Sintra
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit telegraph pole and crashed at Pero Pinheiro, municipality of Sintra, Portugal. Pilot 1°Cab João Dias Leite Faria died of injuries sustained the next day.

Sources:

Folha da Noite 1 April 1937, p.1
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/2017/06/tiger-moth-dh-82a.html
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-May-2015 08:16 TB Added
20-Jan-2017 13:20 TB Updated [Operator]
01-Jul-2017 19:39 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Jul-2017 11:20 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
03-Sep-2018 18:53 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
13-Nov-2021 16:56 TB Updated [Date, Cn]
09-Dec-2023 17:13 TB Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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