Unidentified ship.Over Ploesti Oil Refineries.

2nd Lt. L. Lancashire served as co-pilot on the August 1, 1943 mission to Ploesti. The aircraft was shot down by heavy AA and ground machine gun fire approximately eight miles past the target. Lancashire was listed as present at the time the E&E questionnaire was completed, indicating he returned to UK. He arrived back in the UK on approximately August 4, 1944.

2nd Lt. W. Thompson served as navigator on the August 1, 1943 low-level mission to Ploesti, Romania. The aircraft was struck down by heavy AA and ground machine gun fire and crashed approximately eight miles past the target. Thompson was listed as present when the E&E questionnaire was filed, indicating he returned to UK. He arrived back in the UK around August 4, 1944.

T/Sgt Howard Ford served as radio operator on the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission. The aircraft was riddled by heavy AA and ground machine gun fire approximately eight miles past the target and crash-landed at 3:00 PM. Ford was listed as present at the time the E&E questionnaire was completed, indicating he returned to the UK. He arrived back in the UK around August 4, 1944.

S/Sgt Leo Sharp served as ball turret gunner on the aircraft during the August 1, 1943 mission to the Ploesti oil refineries. The aircraft was shot down by heavy AA and ground machine gun fire approximately eight miles past the target. Sharp was listed as present when the questionnaire was filed, indicating he returned to the UK. He arrived back around August 4, 1944.

S/Sgt John English served as waist gunner on the aircraft during the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission. The plane was downed by heavy AA and ground machine gun fire approximately eight miles past the target and crashed at 3:00 PM. According to the report filed by tail gunner Barker, English ended up in Italy. He was eventually freed and accounted for.

S/Sgt Jack Reed served as waist gunner on the aircraft during the August 1, 1943 mission to Ploesti. The plane was riddled by heavy AA and ground machine gun fire approximately eight miles past the target and crashed at approximately 3:00 PM. Reed was listed as present when the E&E questionnaire was filed, indicating he returned to the UK. He arrived back around August 4, 1944.

S/Sgt James W. Barker (ASN 13048346), born September 13, 1919, served as tail gunner on the 93rd Bomb Group, 409th Bomb Squadron aircraft during its second mission on August 1, 1943, targeting the Ploesti oil refineries. The aircraft departed Benghazi at 7:00 AM. The aircraft was riddled by heavy AA and ground machine gun fire approximately eight miles past the target and crashed at 3:00 PM without any crew members bailing out. Barker was wounded in the back of the head and in the stomach. The plane did not explode on impact. Barker's aids box was not used due to his wounds preventing him from walking. Barker was eventually evacuated through Italy. He was previously questioned on security matters at Bari, Italy, and signed a security certificate on September 3, 1944. He departed Gibraltar on September 6, 1944. Barker confirmed that all crew members were accounted for and freed except bombardier 1st Lt. J. Little, who was killed and buried at Senia (Sinaia), Romania. No secret papers required destruction at the time of the crash.