Took off from Balderton at 17:21 in Lancaster Mark III (Sqn code: 9J-J Bomber Command) on an operation to bomb the Mittelland Kanal near Gravenhorst, Germany.
Aircraft shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Hijinkhoekweg - Aarninkweg roads, Woold, Gelderland, Holland.
Killed: Sergeant Frederick George Edwards RAF 1049072 KIA Winterswijk Cemetery, Holland, Joint Grave 40. Flying Officer Peter Isaac Green RAF 183823 pilot KIA Winterswijk Cemetery, Holland, Joint Grave 40. Sergeant Harry Robert Piper RAF 3030989 KIA Winterswijk Cemetery, Holland, Joint Grave 40.
POWs includes Lancaster: Four crew were made POWs: Warrant Officer Class 1 I A F Dales RCAF R/number POW camp not listed. Warrant Officer Class 1 I D E Cassidy RCAF R/number POW camp not listed. Sergeant H Roberts RAF POW camp not listed.