Took off from East Kirkby at 18:26 in Lancaster Mark I (Sqn code: LE-T Bomber Command) to bomb the Wahren railway yards.
All are reported to have baled out but the canopy of Sergeant Dicken's parachute caught fire and he fell to his death. Sergeant John Radford Dicken RAF KIA Choloy War Cemetery.
The record includes one POW: unknown rank Reginald William Beardwell RAF POW camp not identified.
Two evaders listed: Flight Sergeant G Gould RAF Evader Sergeant G G E Bourner RAF Evader
The above list identifies 4 crewmen out of a minimum of six. So, counting Flight Sergeant J R Hogan, one crewman at least, remains unidentified.
