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DV263

Avro 683 Lancaster I/III

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

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KM

M

DV263

Works Order:

GO.122195

Delivered:

1943-08-26

Struck Off:

1944-01-26

Shot down

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Believed shot down by night fighter in the Waddenkathe area.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

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Magdeburg

Mission:

44

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/L

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

J

DA

DC

DC

E

EW

E

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Ruddick
Ferguson
Mirams
Duggan
Balaam
Proctor
O’Connell

89839

Killed

RAFVR

1678323

Killed

RAFVR

1338928

Killed

RAFVR

1397590

Killed

RAFVR

1240198

Killed

RAFVR

1313237

Killed

RAFVR

1217981

Killed

RAFVR

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DV263
1943-08-26
AV Roe
DV263
1943-09-02
44 Sqn
DV263
1943-11-27
Cat AC
DV263
1943-12-24
44 Sqn
DV263
1944-01-22
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DV263
1943-09-06
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Munich
1944
0413
DV263
1943-09-22
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Hanover
1904
2355
DV263
1943-09-23
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Mannheim
1848
0138
DV263
1943-09-27
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Hanover
1915
0016
DV263
1943-09-29
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Bochum
1814
2250
DV263
1943-10-01
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Hagen
1825
0014
DV263
1943-10-02
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Munich
1854
0302
DV263
1943-10-07
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Stuttgart
2025
0325
DV263
1943-10-08
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Hanover
2245
0420
DV263
1943-10-20
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Leipzig
1703
2330
DV263
1943-10-22
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Kassel
1758
0026
DV263
1943-11-03
44
KM
L
Dunholme Lodge
Dusseldorf
1652
2154

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