Accident de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165674
 
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Date:Friday 15 May 1942
Time:c. 09:00
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:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rio de Mouro, Sintra -   Portugal
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA1 Sintra
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed and destroyed by fire, after two Tiger Moths collided. 1°Cabo Av João Guilherme Fonseca de Bastos died in one of the two aircraft involved. Alf Av Ferreira Roriz crash-landed at Grania do Marques.

Sources:

1. Diário de Lisboa 15 May 1942, p4
2. http://www.casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05769.033.08438#!4
3. https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/search/label/DH-82A%20Tiger%20Moth

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Apr-2014 15:10 TB Added
15-Jan-2017 22:12 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Jan-2017 22:43 TB Updated [Narrative]
16-Jan-2017 08:41 TB Updated [Operator]
01-Jul-2017 19:06 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
13-Aug-2021 21:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
16-Nov-2021 13:36 TB Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Category]
30-Aug-2022 19:12 mcalberto Updated [Source]
09-Dec-2023 20:31 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Dec-2023 20:31 harro Updated [Other fatalities, Source]

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