Took off from Dhubalia at 07:21 on a mission to bomb the Burma-Siam Railway at Anakwin, Burma./p>
Shot down by flak mounted on the hills above/beside the railway. It was hit in No. 4 engine and the starboard wing at 13:35 and burst into flames. In a matter of seconds the wing folded up and the aircraft plummeted into the ground and exploded.
Killed includes Cox:F/Lt Arthur Hugh Harris RCAF J/13395 KIA Singapore Memorial Column 455.Warrant Officer Class 1 Harold Oliver Irvine RCAF R/119324 KIA Singapore Memorial Column 457.Flying Officer James Murray Potts RCAF J/23534 KIA Singapore Memorial Column 456.Pilot Officer William Leigh Washbrook RCAF J/93729 KIA Singapore Memorial Column 457.F/Lt Charles Milne Brodie RCAF J/24393 KIA Singapore Memorial Column 455.Flight Sergeant Harry Dawson RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 450.F/Lt Sao Hkun U RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 446.Flying Officer James Hepworth Nesbitt RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 448.WO Alfred Thomas Read RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 449.