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DS766

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

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1943-08-22

Struck Off:

1944-04-15

Crashed

Fate:

Tail_bkgnd.png

KO

R

DS766

Story
Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:

Served with 115 Sqn. Hit by flak over target and severely damaged. Tried to land at Woodbridge but crashed at Bredfield. Sgt Hatfield died of his injuries 3 days later.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Witchford

Mission:

Frankfurt

Squadron:

115

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

WC

HWR

PA

J

GB

G

EM

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Pope
Holman
Hatfield
Grady
Mabey
Haugh
Bretscher

1317822

Killed

RAFVR

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Injured

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1399719

Injured

RAFVR

1076548

Killed

RAFVR

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Injured

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2209203

Killed

RAFVR

1212930

Killed

RAFVR

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DS766
1943-08-22
115 Sqn
DS766
1943-12-04
Cat AC
DS766
1944-01-22
115 Sqn
DS766
1944-02-18
54 MU
DS766
1944-02-12
115 Sqn
DS766
1944-03-23
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DS766
1943-10-07
115
KO
Q
Little Snoring
Stuttgart
2120
0320
DS766
1943-10-20
115
KO
Q
Little Snoring
Liepzig
1820
0040
DS766
1943-11-03
115
KO
Q
Little Snoring
Dusseldorf
1805
2120
DS766
1943-11-22
115
KO
Q
Little Snoring
Berlin
1740
2320
DS766
1943-11-23
115
KO
Q
Little Snoring
Berlin
1740
2359
DS766
1943-11-26
115
KO
Q
Witchford
Berlin
1740
0015
DS766
1943-12-02
115
KO
Q
Witchford
Berlin
1725
2010
DS766
1943-12-11
115
KO
Q
Witchford
Leipzig
0035
0730
DS766
1944-02-24
115
KO
R
Witchford
Schweinfurt
2050
0444
DS766
1944-02-25
115
KO
R
Witchford
Augsburg
2145
0452
DS766
1944-03-01
115
KO
R
Witchford
Stuttgart
2328
0719
DS766
1944-03-07
115
KO
R
Witchford
Le Mans
1944
2359

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