List of aircraft of Portugal in World War II

This is a list of aircraft used by Portugal in World War II who never fought in World War II but from 1944 cooperated with the allies in a non-belligerent capacity giving access to Portuguese territorial possessions for allied forces.Of note with WWII Portuguese aircraft is that a lot were obtained when allied aircraft on their way to the late(1942-1943) North African campaign were forced to land due to problems with the aircraft in Portugal after which they were confiscated by Portuguese authorities as they were neutral and so it was illegal for allied aircraft to land in Portugal and then subsequently used by the Portuguese Air Force or Força Aérea Portuguesa.

Fighters[]

Gloster Gladiator^[1]-Bought
Curtiss P-36 Hawk^[2]-Transferred by Britain
Lockheed P-38 Lightning^[3]-Confiscated two
Bell P-39 Airacobra^[3]-Confiscated

Bombers[]

Junkers Ju 86^[4]-Bought
Bristol Blenheim^[5]-Confiscated
Vickers Wellington^[3]-one interned possibly saw service
Consolidated B-24 Liberator^[6]

Ground attack aircraft[]

Breda Ba.65^[7]

Maritime patrol aircraft[]

Grumman G-21B Goose^[3]
Short Sunderland^[8]-only 1 which did 1 mission

Liaison/army cooperation[]

Westland Lysander^[3]

Transport[]

Junkers Ju 52^[9]
Douglas C-47 Skytrain-only one^[3]

Trainers[]

References[]

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^ asisbiz.com (2017-01-13). "Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as Curtiss Hawk Model 75, was a U.S.-built fighter aircraft of the 1930's". asisbiz. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Portugal Aircraft List (Current and Former Types)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "Junkers Ju 86K". www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "Fuel shortage forced the landing of Blenheim (BA288) in Lisboa Airport – Portugal 1939-1945". Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "B-24 Liberator (42-40801) on the way to Africa landed in Lisbon – Portugal 1939-1945". Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "Italy's Breda Ba.65 - November '96: World War II Feature". HistoryNet. 1996-08-19. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "A hurricane brought a Sunderland (P9623) to Portugal – Portugal 1939-1945". Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "Junkers Ju 52". plane-crazy.k-hosting.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "De Havilland Tiger Moth & Queen Bee". BAE Systems | United Kingdom. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[1] "Håkans Aviation page - Portuguese Air Force use of the Gloster Gladiator during the Second World War". surfcity.kund.dalnet.se. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[2] sisbiz.com (2017-01-13). "Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as Curtiss Hawk Model 75, was a U.S.-built fighter aircraft of the 1930's". asisbiz. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Portugal Aircraft List (Current and Former Types)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[4] "Junkers Ju 86K". www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[5] "Fuel shortage forced the landing of Blenheim (BA288) in Lisboa Airport – Portugal 1939-1945". Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[6] "B-24 Liberator (42-40801) on the way to Africa landed in Lisbon – Portugal 1939-1945". Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[7] "Italy's Breda Ba.65 - November '96: World War II Feature". HistoryNet. 1996-08-19. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[8] "A hurricane brought a Sunderland (P9623) to Portugal – Portugal 1939-1945". Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[9] "Junkers Ju 52". plane-crazy.k-hosting.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[10] "De Havilland Tiger Moth & Queen Bee". BAE Systems | United Kingdom. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

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