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Date Location Force Aircraft   From – to   Crew 05-08-1944 Alto do Cobre – Cascais RAF    1FTU Bristol Beaufighter X      NV321   Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar   F/O   Thornton  GB

Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 03-11-1944 In the sea near Aljezur RAF     1OADU Bristol Beaufighter X    NV555   Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar   F/Lt   V. H. Linthune   GB F/Lt   A. B. Cumbers   GB

Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 18-11-1944 Portela Airport – Lisbon USAAF     25BG Consolidated B-24J-165-CO Liberator   44-40484   Lagens (Azores) → GB   2Lt       James H. Gulick           USA S/Sgt   Americo J. Mancuso  … Read more

Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 24-11-1944 In the sea – Near Lisboa RAF     520 Sqn Handley Page Halifax V     LK966   Gibraltar → Gibraltar               F/O      Eric Clarkson          GB F/O  … Read more

Data Local Força Avião   Origem-Destino   Tripulação 12-12-1944 Portela Airport – Lisbon USAAF Douglas A-26B-10-DT Invader    43-22284   Marrakech → St. Mawgan (GB)   1Lt  Hubert A Baugh         USA 2Lt  Vincent Sarter           USA Sgt  Bernard … Read more

Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 25-08-1944 Sines (in the sea) RAF     1OADU Vikers Wellington MX     MF683   Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar a Rabat Sale   F/O   Grippaios     GB

Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 27-03-1945 Morgado de Quarteira USAAF    ATC Boeing B-17G-10-DL Flying Fortress      42-37785   St. Mawgans (GB) → Marrocos → Flórida (USA)   Cap.     William Buxton              USA S/Sgt    Everette H. Spears    … Read more

Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 18-02-1943 Troia Beach, Setúbal RAF     44Group Bristol Beaufort I    DW898   Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar → Middle East   Sgt      Bernard M´Kenna              Irl Sgt      Anthony … Read more

Date Location Force Aircraft   From-To   Crew 26-02-1943 Vila Nova de Milfontes, Odemira RAF       44Group Bristol Blenheim V         BB101   Cornwall (GB) → Gibraltar   Sgt   R. J. Walters    GB Sgt   R. Brown          GB … Read more

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