ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335956
| Date: | Wednesday 31 January 1951 |
| Time: | 23:03 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronáutica Militar |
| Registration: | 282 |
| MSN: | 10597 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER) -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT) |
| Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA) |
Crashed in the sea during the approach to Lajes Air Force Base (Azores).
Two pilots, nine mechanics and three military personnel were killed.
Sources:
El Tiempo 2 February 1951, p8
José Vilhena
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