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DS766

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

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

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

WC

HWR

PA

J

GB

G

EM

Pope
Holman
Hatfield
Grady
Mabey
Haugh
Bretscher

1317822

Killed

RAFVR

Injured

1399719

Injured

RAFVR

1076548

Killed

RAFVR

Injured

2209203

Killed

RAFVR

1212930

Killed

RAFVR

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
DS766
1944-03-15
115
KO
R
Witchford
Stuttgart
1931
0319
DS766
1944-03-22
115
KO
R
Witchford
Frankfurt
1854
0005

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