Things went bad shortly after crossing the Dutch coast. ME110 attack resulted in following damage:
Bomb Bay: Superficial damage
Starboard Wing: Superficial damage
Nose: Crew / Armament - Nose turret inoperable
and A. Gillespie: LW1
Starboard Wing: Landing Gear - Inoperable
Waist: Superficial damage
Rear Turret jammed.
Tail: Control Cables - Hit
Starboard Wing: Superficial damage
On run up to target second ME110 attack
Tail: Starboard Rudder - Hit
Starboard Wing: Superficial damage
Waist: Equipment - Port ammo box inoperable
Port Wing: Superficial damage
Starboard Wing: #3 Engine - Runaway; engine shut off and prop feathered.
Waist: Oxygen supply - Mid-Upper Gunner oxygen hit
Wave 1 (Attack 1): 1 fighters
Starboard Wing: #3 Engine - Superficial damage
Starboard Wing: Superficial damage
Port Wing: Superficial damage
Port Wing: Superficial damage
Hit by flak over target
Tail: Tail Wheel - Tail wheel inoperable
Tail: Superficial damage
Starboard Wing: #3 Engine - Superficial damage
Port Wing: Superficial damage
Starboard Wing: #3 Engine - Superficial damage
Tail: Superficial damage
Port Wing: Superficial damage
Final ME110 attack over coast leaving France
Tail: Superficial damage
Waist: Superficial damage
Flight Deck: Crew - P.S. Burgess: SW
Starboard Wing: Aileron - Superficial damage
Port Wing: Outboard Fuel Tank - Fuel tank leak; must land bomber in 6 more zones.
Tail: Starboard Rudder - Shot out
Wave 1 (Attack 3): 1 fighters
Fighter cover: None
Starboard Wing: Inboard Fuel Tank - Fuel tank hit; self-sealed.
Instruments: Aileron controls - Out
With his aircraft severely damaged Pilot Barlow gave his crew the option of bailing out but they decided to stay aboard with their wounded comrades. The crew assumed crash positions and Barlow made a sucessful wheels-up landing. All crew survived the landing but Navigator Burgess later died of his wounds.
For his outstanding performance in bringing his damaged aircraft back Sgt Barlow was awarded the DFM.