Catalina (FP154) crashed in Sagres
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Date Location Force Aicraft   From – to   Crew 22-03-1943 Tonel Bay – Sagres RAF    210 Sqn Consolidated Catalina IB       FP154   Gibraltar → Gibraltar   F/O       Martin Joseph French                      … Read more

Catalina (FP286) had to ditch near Torres Vedras
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Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 31-03-1943 Santa Rita – Torres Vedras RAF    210 Sqn Consolidated Catalina IB       FP286   Gibraltar → Gibraltar   Sgt        J. Holt                   GB … Read more

Spitfire (EN419) landed in Furadouro
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Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 07-05-1943 Furadouro – Aveiro RAF      1PRU Supermarine Spitfire  XI      EN419   Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar   Sgt     Graham Alan Rich        GB

Airacobra (BX187) landed in Aljezur
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Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 03-06-1943 Aljezur – Pego das Aguas USAAF Bell Airacobra P400           BX187   Portreath (GB) → Port Lyautey (Marroco)   Lt   Richard Savoy   USA

Wellington (HE268) landed between Cortegaça and Esmoriz
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Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 04-06-1943 Cortegaça/ Esmoriz RAF           425 Sqn Vickers Wellington        HE268   Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar   Sgt    L.G. French          Canada Sgt    R. T. Larche         GB … Read more

Wellington (HZ542) landed in Santa Maria da Feira
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Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 13-06-1943 Santa Maria da Feira RAF     310 Ferry Unit Vickers Wellington X     HZ542   Hurn (GB) → Ras-El-Ma (Algeria)   Sgt.    Oliver Frith                  GB P/O  … Read more

Spitfire (MB782) landed in Monforte
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Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 17-06-1943 Pesqueira Property – Monforte RAF      345Sqn Supermarine Spitfire      MB782   Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar → Cairo (Egypt)   Sgt   Alfred Brooker Depree     NZ

Beaufighter (JL895) was lost near Cape Mondego
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Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 01-07-1943 In the sea near Cape Mondego RAF     304 FTU Bristol Beaufighter XIC      JL895   Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar → Middle East   F/Sgt    James Thomas William Jones   GB † Sgt      … Read more

B-24 Liberator (42-40783) landed in Lisbon Airport
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Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 02-07-1943 Portela Airport– Lisbon USAAF        389TH BG/ 556TH BS Consolidated B-24- 95-CO Liberator       42-40783   Portreath → North Africa   Cap    David L. Willhite        USA Sgt    Gleason          … Read more