Incident North American T-6 Texan/Harvard ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193039
 
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Date:Friday 8 April 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American T-6 Texan/Harvard
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Portuguesa
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bufarda, Leiria -   Portugal
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Sintra
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Light military training airplane crashed into field near Lourinha, killing a farmer (60) and injuring another (37). Student pilot Eurico Lobo bailed out and was injured. Type not confirmed, but possible.

Sources:

La Nacion 9 April 1960, p20
Diario de Lisboa 9 April 1960, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jan-2017 21:52 TB Added
06-Jun-2017 18:16 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Jul-2017 08:07 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]

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