Date
Location
Force
Aircraft
From-To
Crew
27-08-1941
Caparica, Almada
RAF OADU
Bristol Blenheim IV Z7585
Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar → Malta
Sgt J. Bowling GB
Sgt R.V. Dart GB
Sgt D. Grant GB
They departed from Portreath with other aircraft from 107 Sqn. The airplane was burned by the crew after the landing. Another Blenheim (Z7678) from the same outfit also made a forced landing near Aveiro.
The crew was interned in Caldas da Rainha and repatriated to Gibraltar on September, 9.
Resources:
* “Aviões da Cruz de Cristo” – Mário Canongia Lopes
*Tommy Thompson
