A Second World War bomber pilot killed when his aircraft crashed in Dartmoor is being honoured with a plaque on the spot where he died.

Flying Officer Gavin Sellar, of Harpenden, was just 21 when his RAF Liberator came down in Fullamoor, killing him and most of his crew.

Only rear gunner Sergeant Dennis Pass survived the crash, and laid a plaque in memory of his fallen crewmates at the site in 1983.

However the original memorial has now eroded to such a degree that calls for a new one have been heeded, with the replacement plaque due to be laid in April.

The Liberator FK242 – codename King – was damaged while carrying out duties with Coastal Command, which protected Allied ships in the Atlantic.

Returning from a mission in the Bay of Biscay on October 30, 1942, the aircraft was heading for its Beaulieu base in Hampshire when it struck a barrage balloon cable.

Running dangerously low on fuel, the bomber was diverted to RAF Harrowbeer but could not make a safe landing due to low cloud, and eventually crashed in a field two miles away.

The other men killed were Flying Officer Victor Crowther, Pilot Officer William Cruickshanks, Pilot Officer William Martin, Sergeant Harry Dawe, and Sergeant William Fraser.