WWII
Due to bad weather, 19:12hrs, aircraft crashed St Ives Bay in poor visibility
Submitted by webmaster on Thu, 01/12/2022 - 01:00.
Hudson S/279 Squadron
Airborne for second time at 14:35hrs, to search for a missing dinghy, nothing seen, whilst returning to base, aircraft was diverted to Exeter due to bad weather, at 19:12hrs, aircraft crashed in St Ives Bay in poor visibility. F/O Gibbs (Capt) was the sole survivor, he died of his injuries at Davidstow Hospital 30-3-43.
- F/O Gibbs E.G. (115145) - Pilot [died of his injuries at Davidstow Hospital 30-3-43]
- F/Sgt Long R. - Navigator
- Sgt Povey E. - Wop/AG
- F/Sgt Bacon H.R. - AG
- F/Sgt Fletcher L.V. - AG
29th March 1943
Boeing B-17F 42-3062 US Air Transport Command crashed at Hayle Towans
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05/04/1943 1020hrs Boeing B-17F 42-3062 of the U.S. Air Transport Command on a ferry flight from America to St. Eval crashed at Hayle Towans, 1¾ miles N of Hayle Police Station. The aircraft was badly damaged by fire but the five crewmen are safe. (Captain Nathan S. Kohn).
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mark VII Z9190 YG-B of 502 Sqdn at St. Eval crashed on Hayle Beach
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03/08/1942 1520hrs Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mark VII Z9190 YG-B of 502 Sqdn at St. Eval crashed on Hayle Beach, 1 mile N.W of Hayle Police Station. The aircraft was extensively damaged and of the crew of six, two are seriously injured; one slightly injured and the remaining three are safe.
