Saint-Malo

the airplane departed Horsham on an operation to the naval depot in Rennes. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by enemy fire (Flak and fighter) then collided with B-17 registered 42-29709. On fire, it was abandoned by the crew and crashed into the sea off Pointe de la Varde, northeast of Saint-Malo. Three crew members were killed, two evaded and six became PoW. 42-29709 returned safely to base.
Crew:
1st Lt Lawrence D. Clark, pilot, †
F/O Yngvar S. Berntzen, copilot, †
T/Sgt Carl Hallstaff Upchurch, flight engineer,
Maj Edgar Boyd Cole, observer,
T/Sgt Garland L. Teague, radio operator,
Cpt Ray Edward Landrum, navigator,
Lt Dwight Angus Fisher, bombardier,
T/Sgt Wilbur Scott Rice, air gunner,
S/Sgt Robert LeRoy Carlson, air gunner,
S/Sgt William W. Wood, air gunner,
S/Sgt Chester J. Mayo, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Wing at 1930LT on October 8 on an operation to France. After the crew got lost at night, the airplane ran out of fuel. The pilot attempted an emergency landing near Saint-Malo where the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Geoffrey Courthorpe Salt, pilot,
P/O Ivan Charles Allen, radio operator,
P/O Sidney Victor Gorton, navigator,
Sgt Ernest Wellings, bomb aimer,
Sgt Gerald Shann Cooper Richardson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to the Dinard-Pleurtuit Airport. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea about 8 km northwest of Saint-Malo, near the lighthouse of La Conchée. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Edward Millard, pilot,
F/Sgt Vivian Alquin Willetts, observer, †
Sgt Robert Paxton Moore, wireless operator. †