Unit: 405 Squadron
Aircraft: Lancaster
Code: ND347-JQ-W
Base: Gransen Lodge
Mission: Haine-St-Pierre
Crew officer: P/O DARLOW A E
Incident: Shot down by German flak
Location: (Prov. Hainaut)
Facts
Haine St Pierre- to attack railway installations. 123 aircraft, 9 losses (7.3%). severe damage to half of the railway yards and engine sheds
Reason for Loss: Crashed at Bon Secours on the French-Belgian border, SE of Tournai, Belgium