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ED970

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69247/40

Works Order:

7671

DX

-

ED970

Delivered:

1943-05-15

Struck Off:

1943-05-28

Shot Down

Fate:

Story
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Memorial:

Served with 57 Sqn. Shot down by Maj Helmut Lent (IV./NJG1) and crashed into the North Sea.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Scampton

Mission:

Dortmund

Squadron:

57

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Sgt

Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

AR

H

JR

P

AK

WJ

Leslie

Kleiner

Morton

Hemingway

Henderson

Bennett

P

Daly

1551139

RAFVR

Killed

1455874

RAFVR

Killed

129550

RAFVR

Killed

1392967

RAFVR

Killed

1125769

RAFVR

Killed

927900

RAFVR

Killed

551847

RAF

Killed

Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ED970
1943-05-23
57
Scampton
Dortmund
2235
'-

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