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DV244

Avro 683 Lancaster I/III

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

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UM

L2

DV244

Works Order:

GO.122195

Delivered:

1943-08-16

Struck Off:

1944-04-26

Shot down

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 12 Sqn and 626 Sqn. Shot down by night fighter and crashed at Plittersdorf.

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

Sgt

WO2

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

VH

J

GH

PF

JG

GH

JG

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Bernyk
Wilson
Bainbridge
Korbyl
Hodge
Davies
Crystal

J/86027

Killed

RCAF

1691004

Killed

RAFVR

J/86239

Killed

RCAF

J/25353

Killed

RCAF

1561655

Killed

RAFVR

1537068

Killed

RAFVR

1322496

Killed

RAFVR

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DV244
1943-08-16
AV Roe
DV244
1943-08-29
12 Sqn
DV244
1943-11-15
626 Sqn
DV244
1943-12-03
Cat AC
DV244
1944-02-26
626 Sqn
DV244
1944-04-24
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DV244
1943-10-07
12
PH
E
Wickenby
Stuttgart
2038
0345
DV244
1943-10-18
12
PH
E
Wickenby
Hannover
1723
2219
DV244
1943-10-20
12
PH
E
Wickenby
Leipzig
1747
0040
DV244
1943-10-22
12
PH
E
Wickenby
Kassel
1802
2321
DV244
1943-11-03
12
PH
E
Wickenby
Dusseldorf
1716
2153
DV244
1943-11-22
626
UM
P2
Wickenby
Berlin
1656
2313
DV244
1943-12-02
626
UM
P2
Wickenby
Berlin
1654
2338
DV244
1944-03-15
626
UM
L2
Wickenby
Stuttgart
1909
2255
DV244
1944-03-18
626
UM
L2
Wickenby
Frankfurt
1913
0104
DV244
1944-03-22
626
UM
L2
Wickenby
Frankfurt
1903
0059
DV244
1944-03-25
626
UM
L2
Wickenby
Aulnoye
1915
0036
DV244
1944-03-26
626
UM
L2
Wickenby
Essen
1934
0114

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