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DV161

Avro 683 Lancaster I/III

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

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DV161

Works Order:

GO.122195

Delivered:

1943-05-29

Struck Off:

1945-01-27

Crashed

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 1667 HCU, 460 Sqn, 57 Sqn, 9 Sqn (WS-N shown in photo), 50 Sqn, 1653 HCU.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Training

Mission:

Squadron:

Role

Rank

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DV161
1943-05-24
AV Roe
DV161
1943-05-31
1667 HCU
DV161
1943-10-04
460 Sqn
DV161
1943-12-04
Cat B
DV161
1944-04-01
AW/CN
DV161
1944-05-27
38 MU
DV161
1944-06-22
57 Sqn
DV161
1944-06-23
9 Sqn
DV161
1944-09-27
50 Sqn
DV161
1944-11-13
1653 HCU
DV161
1945-01-17
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DV161
1943-09-05
12
PH
D
Wickenby
Mannheim
1935
2236
DV161
1943-09-06
12
PH
D
Wickenby
Munich
2003
0416
DV161
1943-09-22
12
PH
D
Wickenby
Hannover
DV161
1943-09-27
12
PH
D
Wickenby
Hannover
1916
0020
DV161
1943-10-01
12
PH
D
Wickenby
Hagen
1833
2044
DV161
1943-10-02
12
PH
D
Wickenby
Munich
1816
0250
DV161
1943-10-03
12
PH
D
Wickenby
Kassel
1843
0029
DV161
1944-07-04
9
WS
N
Bardney
Creil
2320
0350
DV161
1944-07-07
9
WS
N
Bardney
St Len D’Esserent
2245
0210
DV161
1944-07-12
9
WS
N
Bardney
Culmont-Chanandrey
2205
0635
DV161
1944-07-14
9
WS
N
Bardney
Villeneuve St George
2206
0502
DV161
1944-07-15
9
WS
N
Bardney
Nevers
2219
0545

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