ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181412
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| Date: | Friday 6 September 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronáutica Militar |
| Registration: | 132 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Algueirão-Mem Martins, Municipality of Sintra -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Base Aérea Nº 1, Sintra, Portugal (LPST) |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN to Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronautico (OGMA) for Aeronaútica Militar (Portuguese AF).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6.9.40: One of two "Tiger" [Tiger Moths] collided at Algueirão-Mem Martins, in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal at an altitude of 600 metres. Both pilots (one in each aircraft) killed. Pilot 1°Cap Armando Manuel Alves Pereira killed in Tiger Moth '132'
Sources:
1. Correio da Manhã 8 September 1940, p.6
2. Diário de Lisboa 8 September 1940, p.5
3. Newspaper cutting re accident (Portugese text): https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/search/label/DH-82A%20Tiger%20Moth
4. https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/search/label/DH-82A%20Tiger%20Moth
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algueir%C3%A3o%E2%80%93Mem_Martins
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2015 20:30 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jan-2017 17:23 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2017 18:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2021 18:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Feb-2022 21:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
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