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Liberator collided on the runway. The Whitley caught fire which cooked the depth charges and caused a massive explosion and the loss of both the aircraft and crews. The collision was in part due to the poor runway layout, with a blind spot that hid one aircraft from the other.
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harbour. A Beaufort was able to launch a torpedo at point blank range but was shot down. However, the ship was severely damaged below the water line, so was obliged to return to the dock for repair. The pilot of the
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Blenheims. Hurricanes managed to shoot down two of the German aircraft. Another source gives the attacking aircraft as Messerschmitts and records 17 casualties.
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rocket device which sent a steel wire curtain into the air to descend on parachutes. This was intended to enmesh enemy aircraft and cause them to crash, but the device was unsuccessful.
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were completely destroyed and two hangars were also hit. Out of 20 bombs dropped on the airfield in this raid only 4 went off, causing injuries to four people.
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4164:Military history of Cornwall
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3316:List of RAF aircraft
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3012:Official RAF website
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2200:Avro Lancaster ASR 3
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3062:Ministry of Defence
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2155:Avro Lancaster GR 3
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60: –
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58:"RAF St Eval"
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
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32:This article
30:
26:
21:
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4124:North Africa
4111:
4017:Newfoundland
3943:(New Jersey)
3935:(New Jersey)
3591:World War II
3383:appointments
3214:RAF Regiment
3200:branches and
3130:Glider units
2983:
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2956:
2942:
2928:
2923:Bibliography
2908:. Retrieved
2881:Jefford 1988
2876:
2869:Jefford 1988
2854:Jefford 1988
2849:
2842:Jefford 1988
2837:
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2818:Jefford 1988
2813:
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2801:
2794:Jefford 1988
2789:
2777:. Retrieved
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2748:. Retrieved
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2638:Brown, Ger.
2633:
2623:29 September
2621:. Retrieved
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2587:. Retrieved
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2550:. Retrieved
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2412:
2357:29 July 1948
2305:240 Squadron
2291:6 March 1959
2278:228 Squadron
2241:228 Squadron
2220:220 Squadron
2196:210 Squadron
2174:206 Squadron
2151:203 Squadron
2117:179 Squadron
2100:28 June 1952
1770:612 Squadron
1754:547 Squadron
1737:543 Squadron
1720:541 Squadron
1702:517 Squadron
1684:502 Squadron
1669:500 Squadron
1593:304 Squadron
1577:282 Squadron
1561:280 Squadron
1544:263 Squadron
1528:254 Squadron
1513:248 Squadron
1493:247 Squadron
1475:238 Squadron
1457:236 Squadron
1441:235 Squadron
1419:234 Squadron
1403:233 Squadron
1372:Patrols off
1362:224 Squadron
1345:221 Squadron
1329:220 Squadron
1309:217 Squadron
1278:206 Squadron
1256:179 Squadron
1240:161 Squadron
1215:143 Squadron
1199:140 Squadron
958:Fastnet Rock
954:exercise off
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607:incendiaries
577:12 July 1940
556:238 Squadron
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202:Air Ministry
190:Airport type
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41:Please help
36:verification
33:
4096:Dunkeswell
4053:Guantanamo
3973:Charleston
3359:Other ranks
3125:Ferry units
2990:: Airlife.
2910:22 December
2399:1 June 1958
2315:5 June 1952
2312:27 May 1952
2284:1 July 1954
2248:1 June 1946
2203:1 June 1946
2090:42 Squadron
1940:TBF Avenger
1517:Summer 1941
1184:86 Squadron
1162:61 Squadron
1146:59 Squadron
1129:58 Squadron
1112:58 Squadron
1096:53 Squadron
1080:53 Squadron
1063:53 Squadron
1047:48 Squadron
1030:42 Squadron
1016:22 Squadron
999:22 Squadron
990:Planes Used
917:Current use
878:Leigh Light
822:formed the
686:22 Squadron
441:RAF St Eval
340:RAF St Eval
303: /
291:004°59′58″W
278:Coordinates
127:RAF St Eval
4153:Categories
4104:Podington
4079:(Trinidad)
4063:(Suriname)
4007:(Virginia)
3951:(New York)
3863:(Delaware)
3504:RAF Museum
3279:Operations
3244:RAF Police
3202:components
3135:Misc units
3069:formations
2988:Shrewsbury
2901:"St. Eval"
2477:References
2267:the Azores
2097:MR 1A/MR 2
1446:early 1943
1317:Avro Anson
651:Avro Anson
288:50°28′41″N
69:newspapers
4133:(Morocco)
4114:(England)
4112:St. Eval
4106:(England)
4098:(England)
4071:(Jamaica)
4061:Zanderij
3997:Westover
3941:Fort Dix
3919:(Georgia)
3917:Savannah
3911:(Florida)
3903:(Florida)
3895:(Florida)
3887:(Florida)
3885:Key West
3879:(Florida)
3871:(Florida)
3847:Airfields
3694:Squadrons
3347:personnel
3309:equipment
3182:Squadrons
3100:Squadrons
3071:and units
2750:1 October
2482:Citations
2336:June 1945
2296:Disbanded
2263:Gibraltar
2254:Disbanded
2143:Disbanded
2062:1945–1959
1533:late 1940
1151:1942–1943
977:1939–1945
941:Memorials
845:Barbarigo
794:with the
691:Gneisenau
682:Beauforts
572:Incident
481:Luftwaffe
465:Luftwaffe
369:Direction
254:1939–1959
4077:Carlsen
4045:Batista
4005:Langley
3981:Hyannis
3949:Mitchel
3925:Grenier
3909:Orlando
3893:Lantana
3522:timeline
3446:Roundels
3170:Regiment
3144:stations
3085:Commands
2444:See also
2072:Aircraft
1988:various
1584:various
1378:Brittany
984:Squadron
911:Plymouth
813:Portugal
792:Virginia
457:Cornwall
376:Surface
230:Cornwall
222:Location
208:Operator
193:Military
4069:Vernam
3598:Command
3537:commons
3517:history
3451:Uniform
3321:current
3187:Flights
3105:Flights
2779:11 July
2552:11 July
2466:St Eval
2405:Unknown
2384:Unknown
2363:Unknown
2354:Various
2342:Unknown
2271:Morocco
2084:Duties
2037:various
1955:various
1248:various
1207:various
993:Duties
858:Whitley
741:Rutland
715:of the
499:St Eval
471:History
453:Padstow
373:Length
357:Runways
256: (
241: (
226:St Eval
185:Summary
83:scholar
4089:Europe
4055:(Cuba)
4047:(Cuba)
4029:Torbay
4024:Gander
3901:Miami
3861:Dover
3638:Groups
3527:future
3436:Ensign
3326:future
3156:Former
3151:Active
3090:Groups
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2935:
2773:Gov.uk
2707:
2518:
1982:(PRU)
947:Borneo
749:U-boat
507:tumuli
483:, 1943
443:was a
417:00/00
409:1,097
406:3,600
403:00/00
392:3,000
389:00/00
251:In use
85:
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3989:Otis
3869:Drew
3817:Other
3617:Wings
3584:USAAF
3441:Badge
3177:Wings
3095:Wings
3078:units
2769:(PDF)
2740:(PDF)
2643:(PDF)
2589:3 May
2585:. BBC
2134:ASR 3
2024:unit
1374:Brest
696:Brest
684:from
582:Ju 88
236:Built
198:Owner
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