Saint Eval AFB

The crew departed RAF St Eval at 1455LT to attack the cruise ship named 'Admiral Hipper'. Approaching Calais, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard Arthur Oakley, pilot,
Sgt Arthur George Hayman, observer,
Sgt Arthur James Croker, radio operator,
Sgt Kenneth George Rowley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval, on an operation to Bordeaux. While approaching the target area at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Jalle Noire, north of Bordeaux, on the west bank of the River Garonne. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Herman Durham Tilson, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Creswell Wild, obsever,
Sgt William Barrington Miflin, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Alfred Bradshaw, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval at 1455LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Plouguin, some 18 km northwest of Brest. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L George Wroughton Montagu, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Rushworth Briggs, observer,
P/O George Henry Hannan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval in the early morning to attack installations under construction in the harbor of Lorient. While approaching the target area, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Lanester, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Nelson Henry Webb, pilot,
Sgt Charles Maurice Tiplady, pilot,
Sgt William Sidney Plant, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Milligan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval at 2300LT on an operation to Bordeaux. While overflying Vannes at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in La Trinité-sur-Mer. A crew was killed, a second evaded and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Archibald George Matthews, pilot, †
Sgt John Roy Massey,
W/O Charles Arthur Ayres,
W/O Archibald Hammond Hastie.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 2025LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hôpital-Camfrout, 20 km southeast of Brest. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Hugh Eric Mussenden, pilot,
P/O George Henry Brooks, observer,
Sgt John William Pratt, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas John George Eede, air gunner.

En route from RAF St Eval to Exeter, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field in St Wenn, east of RAF St Mawgan. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Konrad Stembrowicz.

While on a supply mission, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing one mile southeast of Trevose Head. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all four crew members were unhurt.
Crew (217th Squadron):
Sgt L. Ward,
F/O S. E. Bussey,
Sgt J. L. Alexander,
Sgt C. T. O. Bruce.

The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval at 0005LT on September 29 for a strike on shipping in Cherbourg harbor. Over the target area, the airplane was hit by enemy fire (German Flak), sustaining slight damage to the fuselage and port engine manifold. While returning to its base in the early morning, the airplane ran out of fuel and the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed on a beach near Rhossili and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
F/Lt Arnold,
P/O Kerr,
Sgt Grenivier,
Sgt W. B. Miflin.

At 1657LT, the crew sent a distress call when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 4 km southeast of Penha Garcia, near Castelo Branco. All four occupants were killed.
Crew (217th Squadron):
P/O Anthony Gordon-Peiniger, pilot,
P/O Richard Maxwell Coulman, navigator,
Sgt Eric Kendrick Mellody, wireless operator,
Sgt Edgar Hopperton, wireless operator.