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| Date: | Friday 9 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor-4 |
| Owner/operator: | III./KG 40 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | F8+NT |
| MSN: | 0178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Aljezur, Algarve -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by British Beaufighters (three RAF Beaufighters of 233 SQ or 248 Squadron from Gibraltar). The plane crashed into a cliff.
The seven occupants died in the crash.
The deceased are buried at the cemetery of Aljezur.
Sources:
https://forum.axishistory.com///viewtopic.php?t=53803
https://www.portugalforum.de/community/threads/a-batalha-a%C3%A9rea-de-aljezur-70-anos-70-jahrestag-des-absturzes-der-deutschen-maschine-bei-aljezur.8188/
http://amovate.com/index.php/2010/12/when-world-war-ii-came-to-vale-da-telha/
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=16409
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2015 14:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Jun-2019 19:22 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2019 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 01-Dec-2020 15:14 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2021 06:31 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
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