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DV278

Avro 683 Lancaster I/III

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

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BH

A

DV278

Works Order:

GO.122195

Delivered:

1943-09-18

Struck Off:

1944-08-14

Shot down

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 625 and 300 Sqn. Shot down by flak crashing at Pont d’Ouilly.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

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Falaise

Mission:

300

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/L

Sgt

Flt Sgt

F/L

Sgt

P/O

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

L

S

Z

H

F

S

F

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Rebinski
Bujnowski
Migaszewski
Trawinski
Wojtulewicz
Czabanski
Grabowski

P1999

Killed

PAF

P784014

Killed

PAF

P794716

Killed

PAF

P0853

Killed

PAF

P705050

Killed

PAF

P2579

Killed

PAF

P706050

Killed

PAF

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DV278
1943-09-18
AV Roe
DV278
1943-12-10
625 Sqn
DV278
1944-03-19
Cat AC
DV278
1944-04-01
625 Sqn
DV278
1944-06-13
300 Sqn
DV278
1944-08-14
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DV278
1944-06-24
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Les Hayons
1615
1918
DV278
1944-06-25
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Ligescourt
0759
1049
DV278
1944-06-27
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Chateau Bernapre
0158
0508
DV278
1944-06-29
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Siracourt
1216
1531
DV278
1944-06-30
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Vierzon
2223
0315
DV278
1944-07-18
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Emieville
0411
0747
DV278
1944-07-20
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Courtrai
0001
0306
DV278
1944-07-23
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Kiel
2252
0342
DV278
1944-07-31
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Foret De Nieppe
2142
0058
DV278
1944-08-02
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Le Havre
1701
2035
DV278
1944-08-04
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Pauillac
1327
2136
DV278
1944-08-05
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Blaye
1410
2223

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