Operation - Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Hans Autenrieth & Unteroffizier Rudolf Adam of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Two members of the crew died there : F/Sgt Clarence S. Elkington RCAF (pilot, 24 years old) and Sgt John H. Garland (air gunner, 20 y.). They were buried at Brustem, today they rest at Heverlee. The others were taken prisoner of war (Sgt A. Keir - Sgt L.T. Goat RCAF - Sgt A.E. Young RCAF).