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DS629

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

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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

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Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

I

J

M

E

A

R

C

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Williams
Morris
Ward
Meikle
Moody
Howells
McRae

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Safe

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Safe

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Safe

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Safe

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Safe

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Safe

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Injured

RCAF

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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
1943-06-21
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Krefeld
0010
0320
DS629
1943-06-25
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Gelsenkirchen
0005
0305
DS629
1943-07-03
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Cologne
2355
0435
DS629
1943-07-09
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Gelsenkirchen
2320
0410
DS629
1943-07-13
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Aachen
0010
0430
DS629
1943-07-24
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Hamburg
2225
0345
DS629
1943-07-27
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Hamburg
2240
0015
DS629
1943-07-29
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Hamburg
2245
0330
DS629
1943-08-02
115
KO
D
East Wretham
Hamburg
2350
0410
DS629
1944-01-14
115
KO
M
Witchford
Brunswick
1710
2245
DS629
1944-02-24
115
KO
M
Witchford
Schweinfurt
1855
0205
DS629
1944-02-25
115
KO
M
Witchford
Augsburg
2137
0500

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