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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 an Avro 652 Anson I in Penha Garcia: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1940 at 1657 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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K8813

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Supply

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Mountains

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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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 Farman F.199 off Figueira da Foz: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Farman F.190

Operator:

Air Commerciale

Registration:

CS-AAV

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Lisbon - Lisbon

MSN:

7366

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1932

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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:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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São Jacinto - São Jacinto

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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 Potez 25.A2 in Ovar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1935 at 1130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Potez 25

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335

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Flight

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Training

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In unknown circumstances, the airplane suffered two explosions in flight and crashed near Ovar. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jorge de Figueiredo,
Alf João Mateus da Cruz.

Probable cause:

Two bombs carried by the airplane exploded in flight for undetermined reasons.