Unit: 431 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: LK884-SE-X
Base: Croft
Mission: Haine-St-Pierre
Crew officer: F/Lt R. Mead
Incident: Shot down by German fighter
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: Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Rance, SE of Mons, Belgium