ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195321
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| Date: | Thursday 9 April 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American AT-6A Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 1612 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Serra da Caldeira, near Caneças -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Sintra, Portugal |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
North American AT-6A Texan 1612, Força Aérea Portuguesa: Written off (destroyed) 9 April 1953 when crashed in Serra da Caldeira, near Caneças, Portgual. Pilot Cadete António Nuno Pires Neves (21) killed.
According to a rough translation into English of a Portugese blog (see link #2 for the original Portugese text):
"April 9, 1953
Aircraft collides with the grove, in Odivelas, Lisbon, when the pilot flew over the family home, the AT-6A with registration number 1612 of the FAP. Pilot Soldado Aluno António Nuno Pires Neves, dies in the accident".
Sources:
1. Diário de Lisboa 10 April 1953, p2
2. https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/search/label/T-6G
3. Newspaper cutting ref accident: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-D23jaokPs/W3_DVmS_kpI/AAAAAAAAD7o/1InE30CI1wgbzJh8aKaG6ePE6_l9UF3OgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_20180824_085009.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2017 18:46 | TB | Added |
| 11-May-2017 18:49 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2018 06:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 27-May-2021 17:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2021 17:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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