Took off from Foulsham at 17:16 in Halifax Mk III (Sqn code: DT-S Bomber Command) on a raid to Berlin.
Badly shot about by a night- fighter and in the ensuing chaos flew into the tail of another Lancaster (unidentified) which was last seen going down out of control. Abandoned the aircraft .
POW in addition to Martin: Flying Officer Donald Emory Banks RCAF J/37709 Evader then POW camp not listed. F/Lt N Irvine RCAF J/27072 pilot POW camp not listed. Flight Sergeant W J McCullough RCAF R/number POW camp not listed. F/Lt J E Nixon RAF POW camp not listed. Flight Sergeant A C Searle RAF POW camp not listed.
