Côtes-d'Armor

The crew was completing a mail flight from Paris to Lannion with an intermediate stop at Dinard Airport. On final approach, the crew encountered foggy conditions and was unable to locate the runway. The captain decided to initiate a go-around after it passed over the runway threshold at a height of 200 feet. The airplane flew over the entire runway when the left wing struck the tops of pine trees and was partially torn off (2 meters). Control was lost and the airplane crashed 3,3 km west of the airport, between the villages of Pleumeur-Bodou and Trébeurden. The wreckage was found the next morning. A crew member was seriously injured while two other occupants were killed. It is believed that the accident occurred after the pilot-in-command suffered a spatial disorientation.

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 0735LT to bomb a viaduct located near Saint-Brieuc. While approaching the French coast, the mission was cancelled due to low visibility caused by thick clouds. Order was given to the group of 12 bombers to return to base at RAF Methwold. Shortly later, the Ventura was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (464th Squadron):
W/O Noel Andrew Patrick Kane-Maguire, pilot,
F/Sgt James Lawson, navigator,
F/Sgt Eenrest Walter Goodheart, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Joseph Galley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Kimbolton at 1400LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Saint-Quay-Portrieux. All 10 crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Theodore Melvin Peterson, pilot,
2nd Lt Jack Wallace Bourn, copilot,
T/Sgt Maynard Martin Spencer, flight engineer,
2nd Lt Woodrow Pershing Moore, navigator,
T/Sgt John Medill Scott, radio operator,
2nd Lt J. Warren Rosacker, bombardier,
Sgt William Toye Ayres, air gunner,
S/Sgt Paul Reese Cribelar, air gunner,
S/Sgt William Eugène Blubaugh, air gunner,
S/Sgt Gideon August Brown, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Kimbolton on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching Pontivy, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in an open field located 2 km northeast of Saint-Connec. All 10 crew members became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Arthur Proctor Hale, pilot,
2nd Lt Stuart Mayer Sharp, copilot,
Sgt Joseph Edmond Lasiter, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Chester Taft Moore, radio operator,
2nd Lt Bernard D. Andruskiewicz, navigator,
2nd Lt Jerry B. Ahern, bombardier,
T/Sgt Charles Morrissey Ford, air gunner,
Sgt Lee Solomon Hilton, air gunner,
S/Sgt Chester Arron Whitney, air gunner,
S/Sgt Lawrence E. Josselyn, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston at 1335LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. After passing over Saint-Brieuc, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in an open field 2 km southwest of Saint-Bihy. An air gunner was killed, four crew evaded and five became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Marshall R. Peterson Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Harold Edward Bentz, copilot,
T/Sgt Hilton G. Hilliard, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Joseph James Freeborn, radio operator,
2nd Lt Lawrence Frank Mandelberg, navigator,
2nd Lt Frank R. Perrica, bombardier,
S/Sgt Salvadore S. Tafoya, air gunner,
S/Sgt Peter P. Milasius, air gunner,
T/Sgt George P. Smith, air gunner,
S/Sgt Percy Clayton Mathews, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St Edmunds) on an operation to the naval depot in Rennes. Passing over Dinan, it was shot down by a German fighter, exploded and crashed in Les Champs-Géraux. Ten crew members were killed and one air gunner was ejected and became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Max L. Hecox, pilot, †
2nd Lt Rolland V. Vanderhook, copilot, †
Maj Randolph C. Barthold, observer, †
S/Sgt George T. Coates, radio navigator, †
2nd Lt Charles B. Harrison, navigator, †
S/Sgt Eugene McCoy, bombardier, †
1st Lt Ronald G. McCoy, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Fred G. Snell, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Harry D. Symmonds, air gunner, †
Sgt Joseph G. Tashjian, air gunner, †
T/Sgt Herman Philbeck, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. After crossing the French coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Pleubian. Two crew members were killed and eight others became PoW.
Crew:

1st Lt Joseph Ernest Trojan, pilot,
1st Lt Thomas S. Vaughan, copilot, †
S/Sgt Paul H. Prescott, flight engineer, †
1st Lt Parley William Madsen Jr., navigator,
S/Sgt Charles E. Craft, radio operator,
1st Lt Jack W. Stewart, bombardier,
S/Sgt Joseph B. Sunderlin, air gunner,
S/Sgt Lincoln Timothy O'Connell, air gunner,
S/Sgt Frank Willis Bartlett, air gunner,
S/Sgt Martin Anthony Semonick, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Béniguet Island, 7 km northeast of Paimpol. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Owen E. Luby, pilot,
2nd Lt Thaddaeus V. Powell, copilot,
T/Sgt John Alexander, flight engineer,
2nd Lt Evan D. Clayton, navigator,
T/Sgt Reuben A. Van Sickle, radio operator,
Sgt Louis H. Wichmer, bombardier,
S/Sgt Thomas D. Oakman, air gunner,
S/Sgt Robert L. Teegarden, air gunner,
S/Sgt Elmer E. Wenzel Jr., air gunner,
S/Sgt Edward J. Zabawa, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh at 0800LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Over the target area, it was severely damaged by the German Flak, damaging two engines and setting them on fire. The crew attempted to return to base but was attacked by several German fighters. Nine crew members bailed out, seven became PoW and two evaded. An air gunner was killed and the airplane crashed into the sea off Pointe de Plouha.
Crew:
1st Lt Joseph Alex Downing Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Howard W. Kelly, copilot,
S/Sgt Allen Norman Robinson, mechanic,
1st Lt Howard Hisler Pratt, navigator,
S/Sgt Henry Harrison Jones, radio operator,
2nd Lt George Vernon Bryan, bombardier,
S/Sgt George William Green, air gunner,
Sgt Royal A. Green, air gunner,
Sgt Loras Charles Elliott, air gunner,
Sgt Harvey J. Ross, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1715LT on an operation to Lorient. Over France, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Éréac. Three crew members were killed and three others parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Vernon Frederick McHarg, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Graydon Ingram,
Sgt Allan Cruickshank Riach,
Sgt Kenneth George Vallis,
Sgt Max Ernest Putnam, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Wallace Alfred Lawrence Masterman, air gunner. †