Took off from Skellingthorpe at 23:40 in Manchester Mark I (Sqn code: VN- Bomber Command).
Crashed SW of Tangstedt
Sgt. Pearce and Sgt. M. Don Parke-Taylor escaped in 1945, they slipped away when out on a march. They walked through water to fool the dogs and hid in trees for about three days. They were about to get a drink of water from the river when all hell broke loose. The British forces were on one side and the Germans on the other. Fortunately they chose the right side. They were sent back to hospital in England.