Saint Eval AFB

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.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on an anti submarine operation off the French coast. It was shot down by a four German fighters and crashed into the sea off Saint-Brieuc. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Percival Allan Davies, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Thorpe Denham, pilot,
Sgt Richard Rawcliffe, observer,
P/O Vivian James Wotton, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Thomas Henry Miller, air gunner,
P/O Robert Sword, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on an anti-submarine patrol mission over the Atlantic Ocean. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel and diverted to RAF Carew Cheriton where it crashed on final approach. The pilot was killed and five other crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Brian Arthur Tidman, pilot, †
F/O Dennis McHarrie, navigator,
Sgt J. Wilson, bomb aimer,
Sgt D. L. Crossley, wireless operator,
Sgt D. M. Shyba, air gunner,
Sgt M. D. Woods, air gunner.

The airplane was engaged in a bombing practice exercise with a crew of four on board. While flying over the sea, the crew was preparing for a second run but the airplane was too low and failed to gain height. It collided with a hedge and crashed in a field near Freshwater West, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and the air gunner was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Eric Letchford Huddleston, pilot, †
F/Sgt Gilbert Gerard Belec, navigator, †
F/Sgt Donald Frederick Page, wireless operator, †
W/O Alex Maier, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a maritime patrol flight over the Bay of Biscay. Passing over Brittany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Taulé, northwest of Morlaix. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Ferries Raffan, pilot,
P/O Malcolm Graeme Grant, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Cheetham, navigator,
Sgt Edward Marsden, navigator,
Sgt James David Maxwell, radio operator,
Sgt Gilbert Charles James Heywood, air gunner.