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DV162

Avro 683 Lancaster I/III

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

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HW

J2

DV162

Works Order:

GO.122195

Delivered:

1943-05-29

Struck Off:

1943-10-23

Crashed

Fate:

Memorial:
Kay Crew.jpg
Story

Served with 1667 HCU and 100 Sqn. Crashed at Lavenforde on its 28th operation with 100 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Kassel

Mission:

100

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

F/L

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

HG

NH

HA

F

WA

J

WA

405823

Killed

RAAF

1581607

PoW

RAFVR

O886084

PoW

USAAF

1566456

PoW

RAFVR

1384378

Killed

RAFVR

1814344

PoW

RAFVR

1691795

PoW

RAFVR

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DV162
1943-05-29
AV Roe
DV162
1943-05-31
1667 HCU
DV162
1943-07-06
100 Sqn
DV162
1943-10-04
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DV162
1943-07-09
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Gelsenkirchen
2254
0527
DV162
1943-07-12
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Turin
2213
0732
DV162
1943-07-24
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Hamburg
2305
0400
DV162
1943-07-25
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Essen
2239
0257
DV162
1943-07-27
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Hamburg
2248
0350
DV162
1943-08-02
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Hamburg
2348
0451
DV162
1943-08-09
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Mannheim
2314
0517
DV162
1943-08-10
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Nuremburg
2210
0539
DV162
1943-08-12
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Milan
2122
0615
DV162
1943-08-14
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Milan
2106
0608
DV162
1943-08-17
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Peenemunde
2106
0417
DV162
1943-08-22
100
HW
J2
Grimsby
Leverkusen
2134
0229

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