Accident North American AT-6A Texan 1619,
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Date:Thursday 1 March 1956
Time:afternoon
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: 1619
MSN: 78-6146
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lagoa de Óbitos -   Portugal
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA1 Sintra
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Exploded near Foz do Arelho and crashed in lake. Pilot Sold Alun António Ferreira dos Santos (22).

Sources:

ABC (Madrid) 2 March 1956, p49
Diário de Lisboa 1 March 1956, p16 (2°Edição)/2 March 1956, p6
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Apr-2016 17:51 TB Added
17-Aug-2016 09:45 mcalberto Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source]
17-Jan-2017 16:36 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Jun-2018 07:45 A.J. Scholten Updated [Source]
05-Sep-2018 07:35 TB Updated [Source]

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