Date

Location

Force

Aircraft

From-To

Crew

27-03-1945

Morgado de Quarteira

USAAF    ATC

Boeing B-17G-10-DL Flying Fortress      42-37785

St. Mawgans (GB) → Marrocos → Flórida (USA)

Cap.     William Buxton              USA

S/Sgt    Everette H. Spears        USA

Pfc       Dominic A. Centofanti   USA

Cpl       Roy M. Everet                USA

1Lt       Robert Goldstein            USA

2Lt       George D. Revington      USA

2Lt       Rodney P. Gates             USA

The crew was on its way home and the same was happening to the airplane in order to be dismantled, but on the way they had engine problems and tried to reach Gibraltar.

As the problem increased they were forced to land in Quarteira, in the Algarve region.

The aircraft's name "Little Barney" was painted in the fuselage and it had served in 544 Squadron, 384 Bomb Group,  between November 3, 1943 and March 21, 1945.

Resources:
* Missing Aircraft Report - AFHRA, footnote.com
* armyairforces.com