Took off from Scampton at 17:04 in Lancaster Mk III (Sqn code: EA-C Bomber Command) on an operation to Berlin Germany.
Shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Flensburg
Killed: Sergeant Hamilton Cowan RAF KIA Kiel War Cemetery Collective grave 4. A. 11-13. Flying Officer Gordon Sidney Jeffreys RAF pilot KIA Kiel War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. A. 11-13. Flying Officer Christopher Anthony Watts RAF KIA Kiel War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. A. 11-13.
POWs includes Robertson: Sergeant Ronald Sidney Fermor RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. Sergeant James Edward Harrison RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. Flight Sergeant Nelson Edward Mortimer RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.
