Tavistock

The crew was completing a night training flight when he encountered very bad weather conditions. In limited visibility, the airplane impacted hilly terrain near Tavistock and was destroyed. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Andrew Picken Paterson, pilot, †
F/Sgt Richard Lewis Mellish, observer, †
Sgt Charles Arthur Pankhurst, observer, †
F/Sgt Leonard Mervyn Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt T. K. Paul,
F/Sgt T. A. M. Whiteman.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 0340LT on an operation to Brest. Unable to locate the target area, the crew decided to return to base when the airplane suffered an engine failure. The bombs were jettisoned and the airplane crash landed at 0615LT some two miles east from Tavistock, coming to rest against a haystack. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/O Slama,
Sgt J. Fina,
Sgt Mazurek,
Sgt Raiskup,
Sgt Sipula,
Sgt J. Svoboda.

The airplane was engaged in an operation to the Plymouth Canal (Tamar). It was shot down by the British Flak and crashed in the Gawtons Wood near Tavistock. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ernst Otto Wentzler, pilot,
Gefr Roderic Severin von Heinman, observer,
Gefr Alexander Reimann, radio operator,
Gefr Hans Otto Pusch, air gunner.