Saint Eval AFB

The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1841LT on a gardening operation off Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Edward Earl, †
Sgt Kenneth William Perry, †
Sgt Carl Christian Thomsen, †
W/O F. J. Gornall.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1824LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. It crashed into the sea or off Saint-Nazaire or in the Bay of Bourgneuf. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Walter Samuel Palfrey Griffiths, pilot,
Sgt Selwyn Clifford Edwin Sapwell, observer,
Sgt Edward Dix Suggett, radio operator,
Sgt Joseph Walter Ball, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval to attack a vessel in the Bay of Biscay. While returning to base in the afternoon, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane impact the slope of the Tregonning Hill near Ashton. The airplane was totally destroyed by impact forces and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Richards Harrison, pilot,
P/O Paul Francis Opperman, observer,
Sgt Harold Leslie Carter, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Albert Ryder, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval at 1350LT on a maritime patrol flight over the Celtic Sea. Due to a navigation error, the airplane flew to France and passed over Brest at an altitude of 2,000 feet when it ran out of fuel. The crew abandoned the airplane that crashed in Tréflez. Two crew became PoW and two others evaded.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Milroy Gay, pilot,
Sgt J. M. Powell, observer,
Sgt Archibald H. Graham, radio operator,
W/O Stanley Tyson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval in the evening of September 7 on a night operation to Lannion. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Sève, southwest of Morlaix. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Philip Stephen Baddesley Ensor, pilot,
F/Sgt Peter Alfred Roberts, observer,
F/Sgt George Dixon Oliver, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1445LT on a maritime patrol flight. While cruising along the French coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off saint-Nazaire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Francis Ralph Graham,
Sgt Ralph Marshall,
P/O John Allan Vesey Stockley, observer,
Sgt Edgar Allen Clutton Williams.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a coastal command operation. While returning to base at night, the crew encountered poor visibility and lost his orientation. The twin engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Mynydd y Gaer located northeast of Bridgend. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Cyril George Burchardt, pilot,
F/Sgt David John Muir, pilot,
F/Sgt John Michael Wheatley, wireless operator,
Sgt George Edwards Buckley, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1220LT on an anti-shipping operation in Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the French coast, it crashed into the sea off Gâvres, south of Lorient. A crew was killed and three other became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Edward Arthur Rance, pilot,
Sgt Alan Gordon Wilson, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Chiplin, radio operator, †
Sgt Stanley Jesse Austin, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 2015LT to attack ships in the harbor of St Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
crew:
F/Lt Thomas Francis Kerr, pilot,
Sgt Allan Douglas Scott, observer,
Sgt Alec Windle, wireless operator,
F/O Eric Charles Whitehead, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 0755LT on a Bust Patrol mission in the area of Brest and Ushant. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed off Saint-Lunaire. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Laurence Joseph Francis,
Sgt Jack St. Clair Hopper, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Arthur Whitley.