Wellington (HX390) ditched killing two crew members
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 30-05-1942 Vila do Conde (in the sea) RAF 1 OADU Vickers Wellington IC HX390 Portreath (GB) → Egipto P/O J. P. Anstey … Read more
Wellington (HZ255) landed in Sagres
. . The Wellington’s crew in Sagres. From left to right: Harry Heaps, W. Mclhinney, W. Buddle, Reg France e G. Hutchison (Picture Nuno Silva) Date … Read more
PB4Y-1 (BuN 63931) crashed in the sea near Faro
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 30-11-1943 Faro (no mar) USNAVY VB-112 Consolidated PB4Y-1 (B-24 J) Liberator BuN 63931 Port Lyuatey (Marroco) → Port Lyuatey (Marroco) Lt Richard Trum … Read more
Aircobra (AP273) also landed in Lisbon
Date 15-01-1943 Location Portela Airport – Lisbon Force USAAF 350FG Aircraft … Read more
Lisbon saw the landing of another Aircobra (BX369)
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 15-01-1943 Portela Airport – Lisbon USAAF 350FG Bell P-400 Aircobra BX369 Land’s End (GB) → Port Lyautey (Marrocos) 2Lt. Paul H. Hazelrigg USA
Aircobra (BX187) landed in Aljezur
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 03-06-1943 Aljezur – Pego das Aguas USAAF Bell Aircobra P400 BX187 Portreath (GB) → Port Lyautey (Marroco) Lt Richard Savoy USA
Condor (W.Nr. 0178) is shot down in Aljezur
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 09-07-1943 Aljezur LUFTWAFFE 9/KG40 Focke-Wulf FW200 C4 W.Nr.0178 Bordeus-Cognac Merignac → Bordeus-Cognac Merignac Feldw Karl-Gunther Nicolaus Germany † Uffz Hans Weigert … Read more
Glider Horsa (LH122) landed in Vieira de Leiria beach
The Horsa LH122 in the Vieira de Leiria beach (Photo: Uknwon author /C. de Modelismo da Região de Leiria) Another image from Horsa LH122 being pushed away from the beach (Photo: Unknown author/C. de Modelismo da Região de Leiria) The … Read more
Aircobra (BX256) made a emergency landing in Vila do Conde
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 27-12-1942 Vila do Conde USAAF 81FG Bell P-400 Aircobra BX256 Land’s End (GB) → Port Lyautey (Marrocos) 2 Lt. Ronald I. Moeller USA
Beaufort (DD953) landed in Lavos
The RAF aircraft Beaufort DD953 had engine problems and landed in Lavos, near Figueira da Foz. The crew survived.… Read more