Saint Eval AFB

The airplane was on a final stage of a transatlantic flight from the US to England via South America and Africa. On the last leg from Port Lyautey (Kenitra) to RAF St Eval, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Due to the lack of visibility, the crew failed to realize he was off course when the airplane collided with a crag located near RAF Saint Davids. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert E. Lawrence, pilot,
F/O James G. Jackson, copilot,
2nd Lt Hulbert H. Robertson, navigator,
S/Sgt William A. Brown, flight engineer.

The plane departed Marrakech-Menara Airport on a ferry flight to RAF St Eval. Arriving over the coast of Ireland, a low cloud base required assistance from St Eval to navigate to the airfield. With unreliable compass systems, the plane let down through the cloud but struck a mountain before reaching clear air. Spotting ground, the pilots pulled back on the control column and the tail struck tearing off the left horizontal stabilizer. Without elevator control, the plane struck the ground again approximately a quarter mile beyond, slid to a stop and broke its back. The wreckage was found on Mt Foel Cwmcerwyn. A crew was killed and eight others escaped unhurt.
Crew:
2nd Lt Dinwiddle Fuhrmeister, pilot,
1st Lt Emil Oluf Rasmussen Jr., copilot,
2nd Lt Art Titus, navigator,
1st Lt William J. Smith, †
T/Sgt Odes Franklin Harvey Jr., flight engineer,
Sgt Amos Roy May, radio operator,
Sgt Keith Thousand, air gunner,
Sgt Ray Young Wilson, air gunner,
Sgt Owen Nabors, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval at 1632LT on an anti-shipping strike operation in the Bay of Biscay. During the attack, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off the French coast. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Gordon Alton Cline, pilot,
F/O Wilfred Blythe Keown, observer,
W/O Alexander Michael John Kelly, air gunner,
F/Sgt John McMahon Ryan, air gunner.

The airplane departed Marrakech Airport on a flight to RAF St Eval with a crew of five on board. Approaching the destination, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed on a beach located in Hayle, about 45 km southwest of RAF St Eval. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all five crew members escaped unhurt.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a patrol mission with a crew of seven on board. Shortly after a night takeoff, the airplane struck an obstacle and became unstable. The pilot decided to return to base when, on final approach, the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway, hitting a USAF Boeing B-17 registered 42-29647. All seven crew members were killed as well as seven people on the ground (B-17 crew?).
Crew:
F/O Arthur Hodgson, pilot,
Sgt Nathan Lubin, pilot,
Sgt Harry Davey Vesey, flight engineer,
F/O William Vernon Godwin Yeulett, navigator,
Sgt Francis Harold Griffiths, wireless operator,
P/O Stanley Alexander Christie, air gunner,
W/O Garnett Eugene Taggart, air gunner.
Those killed on the ground were:
J. C. S. Arnold,
G. W. Ball,
P. Johnstone,
G. W. Leadsom,
N. Thompson,
T. J. Williams,
N. S. Youster.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 0744LT on a weather reconnaissance mission. At 1130LT, the crew informed ground he was returning to base. About an hour later, while cruising in clouds, the pilot reduced his altitude and merged out of the cloud layer when the airplane was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crash landed on a beach in Camaret-sur-Mer. The pilot was killed and three other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Samuel Charles Glover, pilot, †
F/O Maurice William Buttler, navigator,
Sgt Ernest James Winfield, radio operator,
Sgt Roy Gilbert, radio operator.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a patrol mission. En route, weather conditions worsened and the crew was unable to return to base. In such circumstances, the five crew members bailed out. After it ran out of fuel, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located in Helland. Four crew members parachuted to safety and a fifth was seriously injured following a hard landing.
Crew:
Sgt Oakes, pilot +4.

Having failed to find a missing Short Sunderland, which had ditched in the sea west of the isle of Ushant off the north-west French coast, the pilot found that conditions were so poor on his return to base (RAF St Eval) that it was impossible to land. In the end, he headed for the South Wales coast and over Swansea, ordered the crew to bail out once it was reached, all did so successfully. The aircraft continued for about 100 km until it ran out of fuel and crashed into Warren Hill, near Beguildy. The aircraft was destroyed while all four crew members were unhurt.
Crew (279th Squadron):
S/L H. G. Mossford, pilot,
Sgt J. A. Wiseman, navigator,
Sgt H. Hudson, wireless operator,
Sgt H. O. Macklin, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF St Eval on a positioning flight to Thurleigh, the crew returning to base. Approaching the destination, weather conditions worsened and the pilot was forced to return to St Eval. On approach, the pilot overshot and initiated a go around procedure then the airplane was never seen again. As it failed to return, SAR operations were conducted but no trace of the airplane nor the crew was ever found. During these SAR operations, two RAF planes were lost as well. It is believed that the B-17 crashed somewhere in the Celtic Sea off RAF St Eval. Lost without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Lemuel B. Smith,
1st Lt Murrel C. Henry,
1st Lt Robert L. Brandon,
1st Lt James O. Jones Jr.,
2nd Lt James C. Murphy,
S/Sgt Judson W. Elliott,
S/Sgt Joseph S. Barnes,
S/Sgt Jerrold M. Hopkins,
S/Sgt Earl K. Owen,
S/Sgt Carlton E. Porter.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on an anti-submarine patrol mission with a crew of six on board. While returning to base at the end of the afternoon, the crew encountered foggy conditions and was unable to locate the airbase. The pilot was advised to try RAF Chivenor or Exeter but these airfields were also fogbound. Because the airplane was low on fuel, the captain ordered his crew to bail out and later attempted to land at RAF Davidstow Moor. On approach, both engines failed due to a fuel exhaustion, and the airplane stalled and crashed in Lewannick, some 13 km southeast of the airfield. The pilot was killed. All five other crew members parachuted to safety.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Charlton, pilot, †
Sgt J. H. Worthingon,
Sgt G. Llewellyn,
Sgt H. F. Le Marchant,
Sgt G. W. Glenncross,
P/O T. M. Clutterbuck.