Lancaster W4308 took off form RAF Breighton at 1714 hours on 23 January 1943 to attack Dusseldorf, Germany. The bomb load was 1 x 4000 lb (pound) (1,800 kg) bomb and 1080 x 4 lb (2 kg) incendiaries. The aircraft failed to return to base from the mission. Six aircraft from the Squadron took part in the raid. Martin became a POW of the Germans - Held Stalag Luft 3 POW number 27381 RTA The crew members of W4308 were: Sergeant Ronald Arthur Brown (401812) (Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 8 January 1946 Sergeant John Vincent Conlon (411084) (Bomb Aimer) Sergeant I S H Hayes (646058) (RAF) (Flight Engineer) PoW Flying Officer Harold Leonard Edward Longworth (403620) (Navigator) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 2 November 1945 Sergeant Philip Andrew Martin (406441) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 12 November 1945 Pilot Officer Stuartson Charles Methven (400391) (Air Gunner) Squadron Leader R B Osborn DSO DFC (74686) (RAFVR) (Pilot) (Australian serving in the RAF) PoW