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.