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DS836

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

1943-11-29

Struck Off:

1944-04-03

Shot down

Fate:

Tail_bkgnd.png

JI

L

DS836

Story
Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:

Served with 115 Sqn and 514 Sqn. On outward flight intercepted by Me110 flown by Maj Martin Drewes and crashed at Creppe.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Waddington

Mission:

Nurnberg

Squadron:

514

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

P/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

DCC

J

A

HG

MJ

CC

HR

Crombie
McGahey
McPhee
Darby
Tyler
Payne
Hill

414654

Killed

RAAF

1421544

Killed

RAFVR

PoW

PoW

1323748

Killed

RAFVR

1134608

Killed

RAFVR

1579675

Killed

RAFVR

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DS836
1943-11-29
115 Sqn
DS836
1944-01-29
Cat AC
DS836
Unknown
115 Sqn
DS836
1944-03-15
Cat AC
DS836
1944-03-27
514 Sqn
DS836
1944-03-31
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DS836
1943-12-23
115
KO
R
Witchford
Berlin
1255
0705
DS836
1943-12-29
115
KO
R
Witchford
Berlin
1730
2355
DS836
1944-01-01
115
KO
R
Witchford
Berlin
0030
0750
DS836
1944-01-14
115
KO
R
Witchford
Brunswick
1705
2235
DS836
1944-01-20
115
KO
R
Witchford
Berlin
1640
2340
DS836
1944-01-21
115
KO
R
Witchford
Magdeburg
2015
0225
DS836
1944-01-27
115
KO
R
Witchford
Berlin
1753
0133

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