Aircraft was shot down over Finland by a German fighter when on a ferry flight to Russia.
Five crew parachuted to safety and were captured.
POWs:Sergeant Henry Lewis Bertrand RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.Sergeant Edward Dudley Bind RCAF R/69862 POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.Cpl George Richard Desforges RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.Sergeant Kenneth Scott Piper RCAF R/74851 POW Stalag 2D Stargard.Sergeant Kenneth Clayton Smith RCAF R/79571 POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.