The first american Lightning (42-12738) to stay in Portugal
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 15-11-1942 Aeroporto da Portela – Lisboa USAAF 94FS/ 1FG Lockheed P-38F Lightning 42-12738 GB → North Africa Cap James Harman USA
Another Airacobra (AP292) landed in Lisboa
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 27-04-1943 Portela Airport – Lisbon USAAF Ferry Command Bell P-400 Airacobra AP292 Portreath (GB) → Port Lyautey (Marroco) 2Lt Richard L. “Dixie” Alexander USA
Hudson (FK791) crashed near Mira
. . . . Detail of the memorial inaugurated in Ermida, Mira, on March 6, 2024. The memorial commemorates the 80th anniversary of the crash of the Hudson, registration number FK791, of 269 Squadron, and is dedicated “To the heroes … Read more
Wellington (HX390) ditched killing two crew members
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 30-05-1942 Vila do Conde (in the sea) RAF 1 OADU Vickers Wellington IC HX390 Portreath (GB) → Egipto P/O J. P. Anstey … Read more
Wellington (HZ255) landed in Sagres
. . The Wellington’s crew in Sagres. From left to right: Harry Heaps, W. Mclhinney, W. Buddle, Reg France e G. Hutchison (Picture Nuno Silva) Date … Read more
PB4Y-1 (BuN 63931) crashed in the sea near Faro
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 30-11-1943 Faro (no mar) USNAVY VB-112 Consolidated PB4Y-1 (B-24 J) Liberator BuN 63931 Port Lyuatey (Marroco) → Port Lyuatey (Marroco) Lt Richard Trum … Read more
Airacobra (AP273) also landed in Lisbon
Date 15-01-1943 Location Portela Airport – Lisbon Force USAAF 350FG Aircraft … Read more
Lisbon saw the landing of another Airacobra (BX369)
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 15-01-1943 Portela Airport – Lisbon USAAF 350FG Bell P-400 Airacobra BX369 Land’s End (GB) → Port Lyautey (Marrocos) 2Lt. Paul H. Hazelrigg USA
Airacobra (BX187) landed in Aljezur
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 03-06-1943 Aljezur – Pego das Aguas USAAF Bell Airacobra P400 BX187 Portreath (GB) → Port Lyautey (Marroco) Lt Richard Savoy USA
Condor (W.Nr. 0178) is shot down in Aljezur
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