106 Squadron (Pro Libertate) RAF Coningsby, Hampden I aircraft X 2986 ZN-F lost during night operations over Cologne, crashing near Hürth-Berrenrath, Germany
Pilot Officer J Cutmore (RAF)(Can), Pilot Officer RMA Lakin (RAF), Sergeant WE Burrell (RAFVR) and Sergeant HE Preston DFM (RAF) were killed