Operation Royal Eagle (Águia Real) was mounted by an armed terrorist wing of the Portuguese Communist Party aimed at disrupting Portugal involvement in colonial wars.
At 3.45am on 8 Mar, a bomb planted in a hangar at Tancos AB caused a massive fire, destroyed five helicopters and eight aircraft, damaged fifteen other aircraft and much of the hangar.
At 3.45am on 8 Mar, a bomb planted in a hangar at Tancos AB caused a massive fire, destroyed five helicopters and eight aircraft, damaged fifteen other aircraft and much of the hangar.
Units |
| Dates | Unit | Models |
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Individual helicopters| Model | IDs | |||
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| Aerospatiale SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III | 9267 9272 9278 9279 | |||
| Aerospatiale SA330C Puma | 9507 | |||
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