Date & Time:
Jul 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor
Operator:
Registration:
F8+NT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
178
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
7
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea nearby the sea cliffs off Aljezur. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Günther Nikolaus, pilot +6.
Crew:
Fw Günther Nikolaus, pilot +6.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
