Mid-air collision Accident North American AT-6A Texan 1603,
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Date:Tuesday 11 October 1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-6A Texan
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Portuguesa
Registration: 1603
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Torres Vedras -   Portugal
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA1 Sintra
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two airplane collided at 4500 meters altitude and crashed. Pilots killed.

Sources:

A Noite 9 November 1955, p9 (Noticias de Portugal)
ABC (Madrid) 13 October 1955, p49
Diário de Lisboa 12 October 1955, p11

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Apr-2014 15:07 TB Added
16-Jan-2017 08:46 TB Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
16-Jan-2017 10:01 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Sep-2018 07:32 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
05-Sep-2018 07:32 TB Updated [Source]

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