Mission 508.Rouen.

On August 1, 1944, the aircraft was hit by fighter attack and flak while on a mission departing from Bengazi at approximately 07:30. Sgt. Milligan was killed by fighter action before the crash. Sgt. Doll and Sgt. Higgins were wounded by flak, and the co-pilot Lt. Beaumont was wounded by fighter action. The plane crash-landed on fire at approximately 15:30, approximately 30 miles west of Bucharest, Romania. The aircraft was a total loss and exploded on striking the ground. No crew members bailed out; all survived or perished in the crash landing. Romanian witnesses reported that crew members not accounted for by survivors were dead, with some bodies described as carbonized. The plane was burning before and after the crash. The aids box was destroyed in the crash, and the crew's purse and escape materials were taken by Romanians. Survivors Lt. Teltser, Lt. Bassett, Sgt. Locky, and Sgt. Doll were confirmed alive after reaching the ground, all wounded. Lt. Beaumont was taken to a hospital with burns and leg wounds. He was eventually repatriated via Bari, Italy, and departed for the UK by air on September 5, 1944, arriving September 6, 1944.

On 1 August 1944, the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire north of Paris, near St Denis. Engines No. 3 and No. 4 were knocked out, and the right wing was full of flak holes causing excessive fuel loss. The crew bailed out at approximately 17,000 feet. Bombardier Boggan observed only two parachutes open, presumably those of the navigator and nose gunner. The aircraft is believed to have exploded on striking the ground. Boggan believed all crew members had time to bail out as the emergency bell was rung with adequate warning. The aircraft departed from Hardwick at 12:00. Boggan did not examine the wreckage, and the plane did not crash in water. All secret papers and equipment were destroyed to the best of his knowledge.