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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 2048LT on an operation to Brest. While returning to base in the evening, it overshot the runway and crashed in a field just beyond the runway end. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Ernest Kiddle, pilot, †
Sgt Pieter Emile Gerald Cammaerts, observer, †
Sgt R. H. Kniveton, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF St Mawgan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1941 at 0320 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L8787

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Saint Eval - Saint Eval

Location:

Newquay-Saint Mawgan AFB

Cornwall

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 0111LT on an operation to Brest. It crashed for unknown reasons at 0320LT at Carnewas Farm, two miles north of RAF St Mawgan. All three crew members were injured. One of them died from injuries sustained on March 30.
Crew:
F/Lt Gordon Percy Yarrow, †
P/O R. Y. Ashley,
Sgt J. Grant.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF at RAF Saint Eval

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1941 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

T1942

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Saint Eval -Saint Eval

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 0950LT for a patrol mission between Boulogne and Ushant. The crew saw two German destroyers north of Cape Vierge but was unable to shadow them because of an engine giving trouble. The crew radioed their position and returned to their base when enemy aircraft attacked them. Approaching with one engine off, the airplane overshot, impacted the ground and crash landed. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Watters, pilot,
Sgt Philip, observer,
Sgt Lawrence, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure and attacked by enemy fire.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84A Dragon in Saint Wenn

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1940

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.84 Dragon

Operator:

Registration:

AW170

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Saint Eval - Exeter

MSN:

6018

YOM:

1933

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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.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 near Lostwithiel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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Registration:

7T+KH

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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2683

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The airplane was engaged in an operation to Liverpool when it crashed in unknown circumstances near Lostwithiel. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Walter Siefert, pilot,
Lt Günter Seelhorst, observer,
Uffz Heinz Winkler, radio operator,
Ogefr Heinz Haseloff, mechanic.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Veryan

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X2962

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base, it strayed off track and, out of fuel, force landed near Veryan, about 10 km southeast of Truro. Two crew members were injured and two others were unhurt.
Crew:
P/O J. H. Green,
Sgt W. Hirst,
Sgt R. W. Coutts,
P/O E. Bingham.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Trevose Head

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

K8769

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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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.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Saint Eval

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

K8766

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Saint Eval -Saint Eval

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Shortly after take off from at RAF Saint Eval, while climbing, an engine failed. The crew decided to return when, while completing a last turn, the aircraft stalled and crashed some 200 metres short of runway. Both crewmen were seriously injured. The crew was conducting a local training exercise.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson off the Isles of Scilly: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

K8746

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Saint Eval - Saint Eval

Location:

Saint Mary's, Isles of Scilly

Cornwall

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The crew was performing a maritime patrol mission around the Isles of Scilly. While completing a turn at low altitude, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed into the sea. A crew member was rescued while all three other occupants were killed.
Crew (217th Squadron):
F/O John Arthur Charles White, †
P/O Arthur Hugh Moncrieff Wright, †
LAC Herbert James Noel Marsden, †
LAC Edward Wilson.