ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183450
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1950 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane IIC |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronáutica Militar |
| Registration: | 559 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Praia de Mira -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA1 Sintra |
| Espinho | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Eight ship formation on way to shooting exercise entered area of high winds and made safe emergency landings. Pilot Asp Virgílio Caldas e Quadros Martins (23) disappeared over sea near beach. Body found 11 August 1950.
Sources:
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com//
Diário de Lisboa 30 July 1950, p1/13 August 1950, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2016 09:15 | JINX | Added |
| 13-Jan-2017 20:30 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2017 20:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Jun-2017 15:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 07:40 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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