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DS661

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

1943-05-16

Struck Off:

1944-04-02

Crashed

Fate:

Tail_bkgnd.png

KO

Z

DS661

Story
Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:

Served with 115 Sqn. Swung off runway on take off and broke undercarriage and was subsequently written off.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Witchford

Mission:

Training

Squadron:

115

Role

Rank

Flt Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

J

Oldham

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DS661
1943-05-18
115 Sqn
DS661
1943-09-03
AV Roe
DS661
1943-09-11
115 Sqn
DS661
1944-03-01
54 MU
DS661
1944-03-12
115 Sqn
DS661
1944-03-20
Cat B
DS661
1944-04-02
Recat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DS661
1943-06-11
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Dusseldorf
0027
0402
DS661
1943-06-12
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Bochum
0007
0407
DS661
1943-06-19
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Gardening (Gironde)
2225
0425
DS661
1943-06-21
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Krefeld
0020
0140
DS661
1943-06-24
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Wuppertal
0005
0405
DS661
1943-06-28
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Cologne
0020
0430
DS661
1943-07-03
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Cologne
0000
0430
DS661
1943-07-09
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Gelsenkirchen
2330
0440
DS661
1943-07-13
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Aachen
2357
0437
DS661
1943-07-24
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Hamburg
2230
0350
DS661
1943-07-25
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Essen
2245
0230
DS661
1943-07-27
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Hamburg
2235
0400

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