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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:

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Karlsruhe

Mission:

626

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

WO2

Flt Sgt

P/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

WO1

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

ML

JD

FW

JL

D

REH

D

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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

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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
1944-01-27
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Berlin
1719
0145
DV177
1944-01-28
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Berlin
0007
0757
DV177
1944-02-25
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Augsburg
2154
0057
DV177
1944-03-01
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Stuttgart
2328
0500
DV177
1944-03-15
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Stuttgart
1913
0306
DV177
1944-03-18
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Frankfurt
1854
0115
DV177
1944-03-30
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Nurenburg
2219
0036
DV177
1944-04-10
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Aulnoye
2336
0456
DV177
1944-04-18
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Rouen
2140
0254
DV177
1944-04-20
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Cologne
2349
0412
DV177
1944-04-22
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Dusseldorf
2246
0252
DV177
1944-04-24
626
UM
K2
Wickenby
Karlsruhe
2152
0410

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