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DS629

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

1943-04-13

Struck Off:

1944-04-20

Written off

Fate:

Tail_bkgnd.png

KO

M

DS629

Story
Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:

Served with 115 Sqn. Attacked by night fighter injuring Sgt McRae and returned on two engines. Landed at Coltishall and after inspection was written off.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Witchford

Mission:

Frankfurt

Squadron:

115

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

I

J

M

E

A

R

C

Williams
Morris
Ward
Meikle
Moody
Howells
McRae

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

Injured

RCAF

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DS629
1943-04-13
115 Sqn
DS629
1943-08-03
Cat AC
DS629
1943-08-10
54 MU
DS629
1943-09-21
115 Sqn
DS629
1944-03-19
Cat AC
DS629
1944-04-03
Recat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DS629
1943-04-18
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Spezia
2145
0615
DS629
1943-04-20
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Stettin
2141
0551
DS629
1943-05-01
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Essen
0110
0435
DS629
1943-05-04
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Dortmund
2330
0310
DS629
1943-05-12
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Duisburg
0057
0430
DS629
1943-05-13
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Bochum
0035
0445
DS629
1943-05-23
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Dortmund
0004
0336
DS629
1943-05-25
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Dusseldorf
0040
0355
DS629
1943-05-29
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Wuppertal
2330
0305
DS629
1943-06-11
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Dusseldorf
0025
0325
DS629
1943-06-12
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Bochum
0010
0140
DS629
1943-06-19
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Gardening (Gironde)
2225
0420

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