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ED372

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69247/40

Works Order:

7671

AS

-

ED372

Delivered:

1942-12-08

Struck Off:

1943-10-01

Shot Down

Fate:

Story
Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:

Served with 83 Sqn, 101 Sqn, 166 Sqn. Shot down by night fighter crashing at Gross-Giesen. Both passengers were part of a RAF film unit.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Kirmington

Mission:

Hannover

Squadron:

166

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Passenger

Passenger

Rank

W/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/L

2Lt

Service No.

Name

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

SK

JH

R

M

S

LWH

Knott

Brewer

Wild

Guerin

Bunyan

Butler

RJ

Franklin

JD

Hill

F

Bergan

PoW

1604493

RAFVR

Killed

1458993

RAFVR

Killed

PoW

PoW

1573300

RAFVR

Killed

PoW

PoW

RNAF

PoW

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ED372
1942-12-08
83 Sqn
ED372
1943-04-09
AV Roe
ED372
1943-04-17
83 Sqn
ED372
1943-05-05
101 Sqn
ED372
1943-09-24
166 Sqn
ED372
1943-09-27
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ED372
1942-12-20
83
OL
O
Wyton
Duisburg
1805
2124
ED372
1942-12-21
83
OL
O
Wyton
Munich
1745
0122
ED372
1943-03-05
83
OL
O
Wyton
Essen
1910
2320
ED372
1943-03-22
83
OL
O
Wyton
St Nazaire
1953
0025
ED372
1943-04-04
83
OL
O
Wyton
Kiel
2032
0300
ED372
1943-04-20
83
OL
O
Wyton
Stettin
2135
0512
ED372
1943-04-26
83
OL
O
Wyton
Duisburg
0056
0510
ED372
1943-05-12
83
OL
O
Wyton
Duisburg
0007
0413
ED372
1943-05-13
83
OL
O
Wyton
Pilsen
2133
0440

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