Working here some years ago and found these graves in the English cemetary in Oporto.
6.3.44 Sqdn leader Petrie(pilot)
P/O Gallup wop/ag
29.5.42 Sgt Daniels(pilot)
Sgt Thomas a/g
13.7.41 Sgt Oakes (pilot)
Sgt Davies(pilot)
SgtMcniell a/g (RCAF)
Sgt Peel a/g (RCAF)
Sgt Haynes(pilot)
Sgt Dixon wop/aDoes anyone know the history of how these crews came to be here?
By: solrac - 22nd October 2011 at 05:31
I posted this on an earlier thread this month hope it helps http://www.landinportugal.org/anexos+i.htm
Hi,
Was surprised to find this reference to my site… Hope it is usefull to all interested in this stories.
I’m leaving a message because there is also a blog in english where you can find more information about the WWII period in Portugal – and aviation history – that might interest you…
Here ist he link
http://landinportugal.blogspot.com/
Best regards
Carlos Guerreiro
By: T-21 - 27th September 2011 at 19:54
I posted this on an earlier thread this month hope it helps http://www.landinportugal.org/anexos+i.htm
By: wl745 - 27th September 2011 at 15:03
Thanks for the information,nice to know what happened to to these heros.
By: DaveF68 - 27th September 2011 at 10:08
CWGC Debt of Honour register has more details on each casualty
By: Ross_McNeill - 27th September 2011 at 09:53
I’ve added the missing names and corrected some others.
Crews from 3 aircraft that crashed in the vicinity.
6.3.44
S/L D D McPetrie
P/O P A Gallop RCAF
W/O G G McLean RAAF
No.269 Sqn Hudson FK791 transit flight from UK to Azores via Gibraltar. Port engine failed during electrical storm and crashed near Mira.
29.5.42
Sgt J G Daniels
Sgt M H Thomson
Both No.15 OTU on the Overseas Death Register but more likely to have been posted to OADU from No.15 OTU a few days before. I have not looked for aircraft identity yet but would expect it to be a ferry flight from UK.
13.7.41
Sgt W B Oakes
Sgt T V Davies
Sgt S T McNeill RCAF
Sgt H G Peel RCAF
Sgt D C Haynes
Sgt C J Dixon
Hudson Z8780 from OADU ferrying supplies. Crashed into the sea off Esposendes
Regards
Ross
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