Oberkrüchten

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Cologne. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a field in Oberkrüchten. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (207th Squadron):
P/O Thomas Roberts Gilderthorp, pilot,
P/O Peter Guy Campbell Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard Charles Parker,
Sgt Ben Akrigg, wireless operator, †
Sgt Reginald Wilfred Gray, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Morrant Cadney, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of August 16 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Just after passing the border between the Netherlands and Germany, it was shot down by a German fighter. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crash landed in a field and was wrecked. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew (207th Squadron):
Sgt Ernest Gordon Ball,
Sgt John Richard Currie,
Sgt William Hart,
P/O Hugh Gerald Keartland,
Sgt Alexander Ross,
Sgt Alexander Wappett.