
Front view of The Beaufort on the beach
(João Paulo Silva)

People in the beach to see the Beaufort
(Kevin Grant)

Back view of the Beaufort in the beach
(João Paulo Silva)
Date
Location
Force
Aircraft
From-To
Crew
12-08-1942
Lavos, Figueira da Foz
RAF 1 OADU
Bristol Beaufort DD953
Portreath (GB) → Middle East
P/O A. B. Brenner Canadá
Sgt P. W. M. Wright GB
Sgt E. A. Vautier GB
Sgt F. B. Newmarch GB
The aircraft had engine problems and landed in Lavos, near Figueira da Foz.
The crew was taken by the Fiscal Guard to their post in Figueira da Foz where the British Consul took care of them. The Portuguese authorities freed them under his authority.
They were sent home on September 01, 1942.
Fontes/ Resources:
* Evade & Escape Report - National Archives/ London Kew
* Portreath ORB - National Archives/ London Kew
*AMF 1180 Accident Card - RAF Museum Hendon (Fornecido por João Paulo Silva)
*Site "rafcommands.com" - varius threats
* João Paulo Silva
* Kevin Grant