Cabo de São Vicente Captain: José Ethelredo Morais Type: Trawler Tonnage: Owner: Sociedade Comercial Marítima Port: Lisbon Built: José Ethelredo Morais, captain of the “Cape of St. Vincent”. (Picture: Richard Souza) The sun was already setting when the huge plane passed at low altitude … Read more
Powered by RedCircle A naval air battle that led to the death of seven German airmen; a lighthouse keeper who spied the movement of Allied ships on the Atlantic; a bumpy landing of an American plane and its transport to … Read more
Almirante Sousa e Faro (Portugal) Captain: José André dos Santos Type: Rescue Boat Tonnage: Owner: Portuguese Rescue Institute (ISN) Homeport: Peniche Built: The attack on the British freighter Dago, carried out by a Luftwaffe Fw 200 Condor, was seen from land, leading … Read more
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 Germany † Uffz Hans Weigert … Read more
