Took off from Abbottsford on a night bombing practice mission to the Boundary Bay Bombing Range, south of Vancouver BC.
A practice bomb fouled the bomb-bay and exploded. F/Lt Bowhay stayed at the controls and maintained control long enough for several of his crew to bail out. He went down with the aircraft along with 2 other crew who were unable to escape and perished. The aircraft crashed near Point Roberts, Washington, USA.
Killed includes Bowhay:Sergeant Henry Charles Barr RCAF R/291559 KIA Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Sergeant Thomas Michael Calloway RCAF K/268423 KIA Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Block 3. Plot 19. Lot 10.