Took off from Spilsby at 21:11 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code: EM-K Bomber Command).
The aircraft was shot down from 14,000feet by a night fighter. Six of the eight man crew jumped at that point.
The crew: Flight Sergeant Watts RAAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Squadron Leader A N Jones RAF POW Sergeant R H T Exley RAF POW Flying Officer J A Carmichael RCAF POW Flying Officer A A Seibel RCAF POW W/O L L Inganni RAF POW Flying Officer R O Watts RAAF KIA Flight Sergeant W A Griffin RAAF POW
