Date

Location

Force

Aircraft

From-To

Crew

15-09-1943

Sintra

RAF    1OADU

Bristol Blenheim  IV   L8837

Portreath (GB) → Portugal

Sgt    Arthur Albert Owen                  GB

Sgt    Geoffrey Clark Walker              GB

F/O   Benjamin Fasham Dill Russel    GB

The accident probably happened because of the bad weather that forced the crew to make an emergency landing in Sintra.

The aircraft had been bought by Portugal to the UK trough the program OATMEAL, that included the acquisition of many aircraft for the army and the navy.

The program was part of the negotiations related with the renting of the Lagens base, in the Azores.

Fontes/ Resources:
* “Aviões da Cruz de Cristo” – Mário Canongia Lopes