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

The aircraft ditched in near Aljezur and there is the suspicion that the aircraft had a fuel leak.

Both crewmembers escaped without injuries and jumped into their dinghy. They were rescued by a Portuguese fishing boat twenty minutes latter.

Resources:
*  Portreath ORB - National Archives - London Kew