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DV278

Avro 683 Lancaster I/III

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

GO.122195

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BH

A

DV278

Delivered:

1943-09-18

Struck Off:

1944-08-14

Shot down

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

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

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Falaise

Mission:

300

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/L

Sgt

Flt Sgt

F/L

Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

L

S

Z

H

F

S

F

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

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
DV278
1944-08-07
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Caen
2123
0133
DV278
1944-08-10
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Dugny
0918
1317
DV278
1944-08-14
300
BH
A
Faldingworth
Falaise
1331
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