Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Cape Espichel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W6474
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
9479
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was en route from UK to Gibraltar when it probably crashed in the sea off Cape Espichel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O William Austin Thornton, pilot,
F/O Ernest Peter Brinkworth, navigator,
Sgt Andrew Lawrence Brigstocke, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Norman Byron Bohling, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Sesimbra: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1942 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z9098
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Portreath - Gibraltar
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Portreath on a transit flight to Gibraltar with a crew of six on board. While passing over Portugal, it is believed that it was mistakenly shot down by friendly fire (HM Trawler Loch Oskaig) and crashed on a beach in Sesimbra. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew.
P/O Kenneth Duncan Adams, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Arnold Graystone, pilot, †
Sgt Hugh Berry, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Patrick McBride, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. K. Evans,
Sgt L. F. J. Harris.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near São Jacinto AFB

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7678
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Portreath - Gibraltar - Luqa
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight from RAF Portreath to Luqa with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. Passing south of Porto, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and made an emergency landing near the São Jacinto Airbase. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt J. B. Thompson,
Sgt Harold Frederick Dolland Parsons,
Sgt R. G. Martin.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Monte da Caparica

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7585
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Portreath - Gibraltar - Luqa
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight from RAF Portreath to Luqa with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. Passing over Lisbon, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and made an emergency landing in Monte da Caparica, south of the capital city. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt D. Grant,
Sgt J. Bowling,
Sgt Raymond Vincent Dart.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Penha Garcia: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1940 at 1657 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K8813
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
At 1657LT, the crew sent a distress call when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 4 km southeast of Penha Garcia, near Castelo Branco. All four occupants were killed.
Crew (217th Squadron):
P/O Anthony Gordon-Peiniger, pilot,
P/O Richard Maxwell Coulman, navigator,
Sgt Eric Kendrick Mellody, wireless operator,
Sgt Edgar Hopperton, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
According to the British Authorities, the aircraft was probably shot down by enemy action.

Crash of a Potez 25A.2 in Azinhaga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
305
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Ota - Ota
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Ota Airbase on a flight to Azinhaga where a cousin of the pilot got married. Flying too low over the city, the airplane impacted the top of the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição and crashed. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Fernando Gomes,
Pvt José Maria Campos.

Crash of a Farman F.199 off Figueira da Foz: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
CS-AAV
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lisbon - Lisbon
MSN:
7366
YOM:
1932
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Lisbon in the morning to follow a regatta off Figueira da Foz. While approaching the area, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed into the sea few km offshore. All five occupants were killed. The aircraft was named 'Aguia Branca 2'.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following the failure of the ailerons control cable.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth at São Jacinto AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
São Jacinto - São Jacinto
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane crashed while taking off from São Jacinto AFB while on a local training flight. The pilot 2nd Lt Isidro Martins da Palma Faria was seriously injured and died from his injuries three days later on June 21.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 in Cascais: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1936
Operator:
Registration:
EC-VAA
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cascais – Madrid
MSN:
2246
YOM:
1932
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was performing a special flight from Cascais to Madrid with one pilot and one passenger on board. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft encountered problems to gain height, hit trees and crashed. While the pilot was slightly injured, the passenger was killed. The Spanish civil war started three days earlier and the passenger, General José Sanjurjo Sacanell, was flying to Madrid to take the lead of the insurrection.
Crew:
Juan Ansaldo, pilot.
Passenger:
General José Sanjurjo Sacanell. †
Probable cause:
It appears that the aircraft was overloaded as the bags were too heavy.