ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181339
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| Date: | Sunday 25 January 1942 |
| Time: | 15:00 approx |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OADU RAF |
| Registration: | Z9098 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | beach 8 km from Sezimbra -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
| RAF Gibraltar North Front |
Wellington 1c Z9098, 1 OADU, Delivery flight from Portreath to Gibraltar, fired on by HM Trawler Loch Oskaig after failing to answer a challenge, and crash-landed on the beach at Sesimbra, Portugal. Four killed, two injured.
Crew:
P/O (106.212) Kenneth Duncan ADAMS (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1169266) Hugh BERRY (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1294230) Noel Arnold GRAYSTONE (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1255618) Thomas Patrick McBRIDE (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
+ 2x OK
British bi-motor crashed on mountain near Lagoa Albufeira during emergency landing low on fuel??
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 27 January 1942, p2
Diário de Lisboa 25 January 1942, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2015 19:52 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jan-2017 19:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source] |
| 03-Jan-2021 22:08 | Glog | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2022 08:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities] |
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