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DV177

Avro 683 Lancaster I/III

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

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UM

K2

DV177

Works Order:

GO.122195

Delivered:

1943-06-17

Struck Off:

1944-04-26

Shot down

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 12 Sqn and 626 Sqn. Shot down on return by an intruder and crashed at Boxted airfield.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Karlsruhe

Mission:

626

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

WO2

Flt Sgt

P/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

WO1

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

ML

JD

FW

JL

D

REH

D

McPherson
Mayger
Gunn
Shell
Randle
Cameron
Fancey

J/89285

Killed

RCAF

1821101

Killed

RAFVR

J/85972

Killed

RCAF

1317832

Killed

RAFVR

1575025

Killed

RAFVR

R/116874

Killed

RCAF

1608414

Killed

RAFVR

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DV177
1943-06-17
AV Roe
DV177
1943-06-22
12 Sqn
DV177
1943-11-07
626 Sqn
DV177
1944-04-25
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DV177
1943-08-12
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Milan
2120
0616
DV177
1943-08-15
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Milan
2005
0455
DV177
1943-08-17
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Peenemunde
2120
0414
DV177
1943-08-22
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Leverkusen
2117
0205
DV177
1943-08-23
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Berlin
2035
0339
DV177
1943-08-27
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Nuremberg
2117
0454
DV177
1943-08-30
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Munchengladbach
0012
0458
DV177
1943-09-03
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Berlin
2008
2159
DV177
1943-09-05
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Mannheim
1955
0250
DV177
1943-09-06
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Munich
1951
0438
DV177
1943-09-22
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Hannover
1856
1139
DV177
1943-09-23
12
PH
K2
Wickenby
Mannheim
1900
0159

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