Date
Location
Force
Aircraft
From-To
Crew
28-09-1943
Portela Airport- Lisbon
USAAF 4Sqn/2Ferry Command
Consolidated B-24D-5-CF Liberator 42-63803
Gander (GB) → Port Lyuatey (Marroco)
Cap Elbert P. Barnes USA
2Lt W. S. Holland USA
2Lt John F. Wukas USA
Sgt E. A. Moyniham USA
Sgt J. L. Mcmllyn USA
The aircraft was making a ferry flight between the UK and North Africa when they verified that they had no fuel to go on, so they landed in Portela Airport, Lisbon.
The airplane was latter part of the Portuguese Aeronáutica Militar.
Resources:
* Revista "Mais Alto"
* Arquivo ANA -Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea de Portugal - Lisboa