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ED331

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69247/40

Works Order:

7671

KM

Z

ED331

Delivered:

1942-11-28

Struck Off:

1943-07-18

Shot Down

Fate:

Story
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Memorial:

Served with 44 Sqn. Victoria Cross holder, W/C John Nettleton was lost with this aircraft. Believed shot down by night fighter off the Brest peninsular.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Dunholme Lodge

Mission:

Turin

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Pilot

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​

Rank

W/C

P/O

Flt Sgt

F/O

F/L

F/L

F/O

F/O

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Service No.

Name

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

JD

JE

DEA

KS

D

IM

Nettleton

Money

Seager

Juniper

Cramp

Wood

FI

Calcutt

AR

Ludlow

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41452

RAF

Killed

52539

RAF

Killed

1254727

RAFVR

Killed

119301

RAFVR

Killed

113332

RAFVR

Killed

403704

RAAF

Killed

50437

RAF

Killed

128653

RAFVR

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ED331
1942-11-28
44 Sqn
ED331
1943-04-12
Cat AC
ED331
1943-04-17
44 Sqn
ED331
1943-07-13
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ED331
1943-05-13
44
KM
Z
Waddington
Pilsen
2141
0504
ED331
1943-05-27
44
KM
Z
Waddington
Essen
2211
0327
ED331
1943-05-29
44
KM
Z
Waddington
Wuppertal
2222
0337
ED331
1943-06-11
44
KM
Z
Dunholme Lodge
Dusseldorf
2251
0348
ED331
1943-06-16
44
KM
Z
Dunholme Lodge
Cologne
2207
0341
ED331
1943-06-21
44
KM
Z
Dunholme Lodge
Krefeld
2304
0329
ED331
1943-06-22
44
KM
Z
Dunholme Lodge
Mulheim
2247
0317
ED331
1943-06-25
44
KM
Z
Dunholme Lodge
Gelsenkirchen
2309
0411
ED331
1943-07-03
44
KM
Z
Dunholme Lodge
Cologne
2312
0433
ED331
1943-07-08
44
KM
Z
Dunholme Lodge
Cologne
2241
2334
ED331
1943-07-09
44
KM
Z
Dunholme Lodge
Gelsenkirchen
2241
0511
ED331
1943-07-12
44
KM
Z
Dunholme Lodge
Turin
2223
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