Pembrokeshire

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 Casablanca on a flight to RAF Talbenny with an intermediate stop at RAF Gibraltar-North Front. While descending to the destination airport, the engine n°4 caught fire. The fire was intense, causing the engine to detach and to fall into the sea. Shortly later, the engine n°3 failed. On final approach, control was lost and the airplane crashed on a hill located near the airbase. A crew member and 10 passengers were killed while 8 other occupants were injured. The airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Charles Robert Maskell, copilot +3
Passengers:
Br Vivian Dykes,
Br Guy Milton Stewart.

The airplane departed RAF Shipdham on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel and crash landed near Ambleston and was destroyed. All 10 crew members were rescued, some were injured. The copilot died five days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
1st Lt R. L. Hilliard, pilot,
2nd Lt Dale K. Canfield, copilot, †
2nd Lt W. T. Auston,
2nd Lt L. A. Fries,
T/Sgt R. Schweyer,
T/Sgt R. C. Ernst,
Sgt P. H. Tritschler,
S/Sgt J. A. Romeo,
Sgt H. J. Malone,
Sgt J. R. Young.

The airplane departed RAF Shipdham on an operation in Saint-Nazaire. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel and crashed in Dreenhill, southwest of Haverfordwest. Three crew members were killed and seven others were injured.
Crew:
1st Lt Thomas Gerald Deavenport, †
1st Lt Roy B. Erwin Jr., †
2nd Lt Clark E. Swanson, †
2nd Lt J. J Gavin,
S/Sgt H. V. Simmons,
S/Sgt T. A. Laskowski,
Sgt D. O. Perry,
Sgt L. O. McCarthy,
Sgt G. L. Kelsey,
Sgt R. J. Reasoner.

The crew departed RAF Westcott in the afternoon on a cross country navigation exercise. While overflying Wales, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. While flying in clouds at night, the pilot ordered his crew to bail out when the airplane went out of control and crashed near Movil. Three crew parachuted to safety and two others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Francis Robert William Henderson, pilot, †
Sgt F. W. R. Cumpsty, navigator,
Sgt Frank Henri Sherriff, wireless operator, †
Sgt H. A. Gillies, air gunner,
Sgt W. Wright, air gunner.

While on approach to RAF Carew Cheriton, the airplane went out of control and crashed in the Carmarthen Bay off Tenby. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Howard Earl Dabbs, pilot,
Sgt James Hughes, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Robert Gordon Smith, observer,
F/Sgt Leonard Roy Anderson,
F/Sgt Stefan Franchuk,
F/Sgt Robert John Middleton, wireless operator,
Sgt William Thomas Warren, air gunner.

The seaplane was engaged in a bombing practice mission. While dropping a depth charge into a suspected minefield off Trevose Head, Cornwall, the force of the explosion caused multiple damage to the starboard float, aileron and elevator as well a several holes in the hull and wings. In such conditions, the crew decided to ditch the airplane some 60 km off Saint Annes Head. All nine crew members found refuse in dinghies and the airplane sank five minutes after landing.

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 departed RAF Talbenny on an anti-submarine patrol mission. After liftoff, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located 400 metres past the runway end, bursting into flames. All six crew members escaped unhurt while the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew.
F/Lt B. Liska, pilot,
Sgt J. Hadravek, copilot,
P/O Kubin, navigator,
P/O Urizl, wireless operator,
Sgt Veverka, air gunner,
Sgt Jedlicka, air gunner.

The seaplane departed Lawrenny RNAS on a night navigation exercise with a crew of three on board. On approach from the south, the pilot failed to see that his altitude was insufficient when the airplane collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located near the Cleddau River. All three crew members were rescued and the airplane was destroyed.
Crew.
F/Lt G. A. Garrold, pilot +2.