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ED556

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69247/40

Works Order:

7671

HW

B

ED556

Delivered:

1943-02-04

Struck Off:

1943-06-28

Crashed

Fate:

Story
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Memorial:

Served with 100 Sqn and 9 Sqn. Crashed at Rucphen on its 13th operation with 100 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Mission:

Krefeld

Squadron:

100

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

P/O

Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

JR

RH

CE

KE

A

S

Thurlow

Pyle

Thompson

Walters

Jarman

Maisner

GCW

Norton

J/17471

RCAF

Killed

1213196

RAFVR

Killed

148761

RAFVR

Killed

1579168

RAFVR

Killed

1017022

RAFVR

Killed

999158

RAFVR

Killed

1441506

RAFVR

Killed

Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ED556
1943-03-09
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Munich
1959
0438
ED556
1943-03-27
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Berlin
2016
0454
ED556
1943-03-28
100
HW
B
Grimsby
St Nazaire
1926
0118
ED556
1943-04-10
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Frankfurt
2348
0556
ED556
1943-04-13
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Spezia
2035
021`7
ED556
1943-05-23
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Dortmund
2258
0405
ED556
1943-05-25
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Dusseldorf
2340
0434
ED556
1943-05-27
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Essen
2246
0415
ED556
1943-06-11
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Dusseldorf
2330
0425
ED556
1943-06-12
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Bochum
2316
0416
ED556
1943-06-14
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Oberhausen
2304
0347
ED556
1943-06-16
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Cologne
2231
0329
ED556
1943-06-21
100
HW
B
Grimsby
Krefeld
2309
0132

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