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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
1943-12-23
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Berlin
1240
0730
DS661
1944-01-01
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Berlin
0035
0730
DS661
1944-01-02
115
A4
Z
Witchford
Berlin
0025
0225
DS661
1944-01-14
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Brunswick
1655
2210
DS661
1944-01-20
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Berlin
1636
2336
DS661
1944-01-21
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Magdeburg
2015
0255
DS661
1944-01-27
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Berlin
1750
0130
DS661
1944-01-30
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Berlin
1730
2325
DS661
1944-02-19
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Leipzig
2359
0225
DS661
1944-02-24
115
A4
Z
Witchford
Schweinfurt
2059
0439
DS661
1944-02-25
115
KO
Z
Witchford
Augsburg
2142
0506

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