Date
Location
Force
Aircraft
From-To
Crew
13-07-1941
Esposende (no mar/on the sea)
RAF OADU
Vickers Wellington IC Z8780
Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar
Sgt. William Bernard Oakes GB †
Sgt. Henry Gerald Peel Canada †
Sgt. Colin James Dixon GB †
Sgt. Trevor Vaughan Davies GB †
Sgt. Derek Cecil Haynes GB †
Sgt. Stephen Thomas Mcneil Canada †
It crashed in to the sea in flames near Esposende . The entire crew died and is buried in St. James Cemetery, in Oporto, in one lot.
Fontes/ Resources:
* “Aviões da Cruz de Cristo” – Mário Cannongia Lopes
* Documentação diversa do RAF Museum através de Mário Canongia Lopes
*Commonwealth War Graves Commission
*Ian Garth