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DS721

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

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1943-07-25

Struck Off:

1943-10-12

Lost without trace

Fate:

Tail_bkgnd.png

KO

U

DS721

Story
Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:

Served with 115 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Little Snoring

Mission:

Air Sea Rescue

Squadron:

115

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

F/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

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Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

RC

MJ

RA

SJ

AW

GJP

EC

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Newcomb
Jones
Nimmo
Ellis
Clark
Boyd
Hamblyn

413462

Killed

RNZAF

1425102

Killed

RAFVR

415006

Killed

RNZAF

413397

Killed

RNZAF

421961

Killed

RNZAF

1891353

Killed

RAFVR

422705

Killed

RNZAF

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DS721
1943-07-15
115 Sqn
DS721
1943-10-04
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DS721
1943-08-12
115
KO
U
Little Snoring
Milan
2120
0620
DS721
1943-08-16
115
KO
U
Little Snoring
Turin
2020
0005
DS721
1943-08-23
115
KO
U
Little Snoring
Berlin
2100
0330
DS721
1943-08-27
115
KO
U
Little Snoring
Nuremburg
2140
0440
DS721
1943-08-30
115
KO
U
Little Snoring
Munchen Gladbach
0025
0410
DS721
1943-08-31
115
KO
U
Little Snoring
Berlin
2055
0350
DS721
1943-09-03
115
KO
U
Little Snoring
Berlin
2040
0410
DS721
1943-09-05
115
KO
U
Little Snoring
Mannheim
2010
0215
DS721
1943-09-06
115
KO
U
Little Snoring
Munich
2010
0425

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