tenente-Coronel Castilho Nobre-Plane Crash-Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member h_raky
N 39° 48.373 W 008° 48.252
29S E 516760 N 4406267
Located right in the middle of the woods, more precisely in Charneca the monument in honor of a famous airman who died following a plane crash.
Waymark Code: WMACYZ
Location: Leiria, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/28/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Thorny1
Views: 22

It was a tragic past episodes of the locality and
occurred on April 9, 1921, when the plane piloted
Lt. Col. Noble Castilho, 1st Commander
Portuguese aeronautical, crashed in localidade.O
monument, which perpetuates their memory was erected by
Portuguese Air Force and is in need of
requalification.
Date of Crash: 04/09/1921

Aircraft Model: (1919-1932) - Spad S.VII C1

Military or Civilian: Military

Cause of Crash:
At the time said that it was a problem in fuel injection, which failed


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