Date
Location
Force
Aircraft
From-To
Crew
09-07-1943
Aljezur
LUFTWAFFE 9/KG40
Focke-Wulf FW200 C4 W.Nr.0178
Bordeus-Cognac Merignac → Bordeus-Cognac Merignac
Feldw Karl-Gunther Nicolaus Alemanha/Germany †
Uffz Hans Weigert Alemanha/Germany †
Uffz Walter Beck Alemanha/Germany †
Uffz Martin Angerman Alemanha/Germany †
Feldw Johann Bauer Alemanha/Germany †
Uffz Werner Rieke Alemanha/Germany †
Obgefr Ernst Herppich Alemanha/Germany †
The aircraft was shot down by a Beaufighter from 248 Squ crewed by F/Sgt McLeod and Sgt Inglis.
The bodies of the crewmembers were buried in the Aljezur cemetery and present at the ceremonies were Portuguese and German military and civil authorities.
Four Portuguese men received German commendations for their efforts trying to save the crew after the crash.
The aircraft had the code F8+NT painted on the fuselage.
Resources:
* “Aviões da Cruz de Cristo” – Mário Canongia Lopes
* "A Batalha de Aljezur" - José Augusto Rodrigues
* Arquivo da Associação de Defesa do Património Histórico de Aljezur - ADAPHA
* Arquivo da Câmara Municipal de Aljezur