 Carrying a crew of 10 and one RAAF photographer, "Shady Lady" was one of eleven bombers that followed the setting sun westward on August 13, past Timor into heavily defended enemy territory.Commanded by First Lieutenant Doug Craig, "Shady Lady" experienced tropical thunderstorms that caused severe turbulence and greatly hampered the ability of navigator John Nash to carry out celestial navigation.Nine of the eleven aircraft that set off arrived individually at their target, the other two turning back due to bad weather.