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
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