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DS661

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

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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

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Rank

Flt Sgt

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Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

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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
1943-07-29
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Hamburg
2235
0340
DS661
1943-08-02
115
KO
F
East Wretham
Hamburg
2340
0405
DS661
1943-08-10
115
KO
F
Little Snoring
Nuremburg
2200
0530
DS661
1943-08-16
115
KO
F
Little Snoring
Turin
2015
0530
DS661
1943-10-08
115
KO
Z
Little Snoring
Hannover
2340
0245
DS661
1943-10-18
115
KO
Z
Little Snoring
Hannover
1805
2308
DS661
1943-11-03
115
KO
Z
Little Snoring
Dusseldorf
1805
2005
DS661
1943-11-18
115
KO
Z
Little Snoring
Berlin
1800
0100
DS661
1943-11-22
115
KO
Z
Little Snoring
Berlin
1750
2325
DS661
1943-11-23
115
KO
Z
Little Snoring
Berlin
1740
1940
DS661
1943-11-26
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Berlin
1745
0100
DS661
1943-12-20
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Frankfurt
1750
2200

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