Whilst flying on a mission over the Rhine on, 6 January 1945. Krause's Aircraft was flying alongside B-17 "Little Miss Mischief" flown by 1Lt Herman W. Balaban's crew. "Little Miss Mischief" was hit hard by flak just before bombs away. The first burst hit in an inboard engine then an outboard engine was hit. The first engine disintegrated and the other one soon started overheating. As the group left the target, "Little Miss Mischief" started falling behind the formation. She dropped lower and Lt Balaban saw they could not make it back to England. Krause, informed the crew that there was an airfield at Merville, France, so they headed for the field and landed with no additional damage. "Little Miss Mischief" remained at Merville for repairs. She returned to Bassingbourn the 26th of February.