Took off from Lissett at 19:08 in Halifax Mark II (Sqn code: NP-F Bomber Command).
Shot down by flak from 14,000 feet and crashed W of Allach
The crew: Sergeant Frederick William Alfred Bates RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery grave 5. G. 12-14. Sergeant Albert Edward Betts RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery grave 5. G. 12-14. Flight Sergeant Roy Fall RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 5. G. 12-14. Sergeant Bernard Chir RAF POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe) Sergeant Ernest Samuel Ketchley RAF POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe) Sergeant Arthur Walter George Simmonds RAF POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe) Flying Officer Ernest Raymond Soulliere RCAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan & Belaria
