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DS722

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

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1943-07-30

Struck Off:

1943-09-15

Ditched

Fate:

Tail_bkgnd.png

KO

N

DS722

Story
Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:

Served with 115 Sqn. Ditched west of Frisian Isles. 3 crew picked up 6 days later. Wop’s body was washed ashore in Holland on 12 November.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Little Snoring

Mission:

Berlin

Squadron:

115

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

DFP

TW

DW

R

F

AR

EM

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Townsend
Coulthart
MacDonald
Gardham
Abell
Line
Morgans

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PoW

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PoW

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1578548

Killed

RAFVR

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PoW

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1498310

Killed

RAFVR

1817558

Killed

RAFVR

1313895

Killed

RAFVR

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DS722
1943-07-30
115 Sqn
DS722
1943-08-23
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DS722
1943-08-17
115
KO
N
Little Snoring
Peenemunde
2150
0440
DS722
1943-08-23
115
KO
N
Little Snoring
Berlin
2107
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