Airborne 11.57 from Pocklington to attack one of the airfields at Mulheim thought to in use as a forward supply point for the Ardennes Offensive. Caught in a barrage of Flak and partially abandoned before crashing 1430 near Krefeld.
P/O Edward Hislop - Pilot - Aged 29 - (C.W.G.C.)
P/O C.R.Hawthorne RCAF - Nav - PoW
F/S R.C.Clements - WOp - PoW
Sgt D.Worthing - AG - PoW
Sgt J.Temple - AG - PoW
Sgt Arnold (Arnie)Coope - F/E - PoW
F/S Kevin Patrick Lindenboom - B/A - Aged 22 - (C.W.G.C.)
For an amazing description of what happened to this crew, and Arnie Coope in particular, please read Chris Goss's book on pages 133-134.
F/S Lindenboom is commemorated on Panel 261 on the Runnymede Memorial, his Skipper is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
F/S K.P.Clements was interned in Camp L7. PoW No.1319 with Sgt J.Temple, PoW No.1348 and Sgt D.Worthing, PoW No.1357.
Sgt A.Coope in Camp L7, PoW No.1320.
P/O C.R.Hawthorne in Camp L1, no PoW No.