Date

Location

Force

Aircraft

From-To

Crew

17-11-1942

Near Serpa

RAF   614 SQN

Bristol Blenheim  V   BA829

Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar

P/O    C. P. C. De Wesselow   GB

F/S     I. J. Self                         GB

Sgt     W. D. Bunting                NZ

The crew was on the way to North Africa when several mechanical problems made tehm land near Serpa.

The crew was interned in Elvas fora a time and was repatriated on January 17, 1943.

The aircraft became part of the portuguese  Aeronáutica Militar with the registration number AM263.

Resources:
*W. D. Bunting
* Ivor Self
* Aviões da Cruz de Cristo – Mário Canongia LOPES
* Evade & Escape Report - National Archives/ London Kew
* "The Bristol Blenheim" - Graham Warner