Took off from Swinderby at 17:16 in Hampden Mk I (Sqn code UB-Q Bomber Command) on a mining sortie off la Rochelle, France (Cinnamon Region).1942-01-02
Crashed at 01:00 1942-01-03 at Folly Farm Haddenham 6 miles SW of Aylesbury Buckinghamshire England. Aircraft burst into flames on impact.
Killed:Flying Officer Alec Macnaughton Christie RAAF KIA St Michael Churchyard & Cemetery, Halton, Buckinghamshire, England Plot 3. Row B. Grave 120.Pilot Officer John Lennox Siesel Willcox RAAF KIA (400110) Hampden I P5328 IBCC [RAAF] 1942-01-03 455 Sqdn RAAF AIR27 United Kingdom St. Michael Churchyard &Cemetery Halton Plot 3. Row B. Grave 121.Pilot Officer Charles Ludwig RAF pilot KIA Allenvale Cemetery Aberdeen Sec. D. Grave 1993.Sergeant Joseph Ross Stansfield RAF KIA (1005937) Wireless Op Hampden I P5328 IBCC [RAF] 1942-01-03 455 Sqdn RAAF AIR27 United Kingdom St. Wilfrid Church Calverley Sec. A. Grave 89.