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