The nine men who lost their lives on 10th September 1945 at are detailed below.
They were flying in poor visibility in a Halifax MET Mk III with tail number RG380 and crashed into the hills above Crowcombe Court while trying to land at Westonzoyland.
Keith Gordon Proverbs
John Joseph Fredrick Hobden
Lindsay George McMillan
Patrick Alfred Bee
Roy Donald Cartwright
Dennis Norman Everett
Louis Grimble Groves
John Macilrick Bryce Gordon
Robert William Vinton
CREW MEMBERS
Date of birth
Age
197664
154868
153580P
191540
1471979
1154488
1483506
1825115
1608294
Rank
Crew #
Place of birth
Name
Accra, Barbados
Dartford, Kent
Southampton, Hampshire
Streatham, London
Watford, London
Weybridge, Surrey
Westminster, London
Dunrossness, Shetland
Dartmouth, Devon
28
22
23
25
24
25
24
21
21
28 December 1917
27 December 1923
21 August 1922
07 June 1920
14 March 1922
06 June 1920
01 April 1921
18 March 1924
21 July 1924
Pilot Officer
Flying Officer
Flying Officer
Flying Officer
Warrant Officer
Flight Sergeant
Sergeant
Sergeant
Flight Sergeant