Crash of a Potez 25A.2 in Azinhaga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940
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Registration:
305
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Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Ota - Ota
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Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Ota Airbase on a flight to Azinhaga where a cousin of the pilot got married. Flying too low over the city, the airplane impacted the top of the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição and crashed. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Fernando Gomes,
Pvt José Maria Campos.