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W4305

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W4305

G

KM

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

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Memorial:

Shot Down

Fate:

Struck off:

1943-05-17

Delivered:

1942-10-12

Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Waddington

Mission:

Pilsen

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

JGM

P

EL

R

NE

D

WE

Olding

Stephens

Orchard

Dewey

Taylor

Cram

O’Halloran

Service No.

Service

R/127962

RCAF

1316715

RAFVR

1391877

RAFVR

1391811

RAFVR

1330788

RAFVR

1354608

RAFVR

R/124579

RCAF

Fate

PoW

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4305
1942-10-12
44 Sqn
W4305
1943-03-12
Cat AC
W4305
1943-04-17
44 Sqn
W4305
1943-05-07
Cat AC
W4305
1943-05-08
44 Sqn
W4305
1943-05-14
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on Date to see more details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4305
1942-10-24
44
KM
J
Waddington
Milan
1216
2147
W4305
1942-10-24
44
KM
J
Waddington
Milan
1216
2147
W4305
1942-11-06
44
KM
J
Waddington
Genoa
2131
0710
W4305
1942-11-06
44
KM
J
Waddington
Genoa
2131
0710
W4305
1942-11-07
44
KM
J
Waddington
Genoa
1745
0212
W4305
1942-11-07
44
KM
J
Waddington
Genoa
1745
0212
W4305
1942-11-09
44
KM
J
Waddington
Hamburg
1757
2043
W4305
1942-11-09
44
KM
J
Waddington
Hamburg
1757
2043
W4305
1942-11-20
44
KM
J
Waddington
Turin
1848
0225
W4305
1942-11-20
44
KM
J
Waddington
Turin
1848
0225
W4305
1942-11-22
44
KM
J
Waddington
Stuttgart
1850
0134
W4305
1942-11-22
44
KM
J
Waddington
Stuttgart
1850
0134
W4305
1942-11-28
44
KM
J
Waddington
Turin
1905
0402
W4305
1942-11-28
44
KM
J
Waddington
Turin
1905
0402
W4305
1942-12-06
44
KM
J
Waddington
Mannheim
1736
2345
W4305
1942-12-06
44
KM
J
Waddington
Mannheim
1736
2345
W4305
1942-12-17
44
KM
J
Waddington
Gardening (Sweeat Pea)
1721
2348
W4305
1942-12-17
44
KM
J
Waddington
Gardening (Sweet Pea)
1721
2348
W4305
1942-12-20
44
KM
J
Waddington
Duisburg
1745
2325
W4305
1942-12-20
44
KM
J
Waddington
Duisburg
1745
2325
W4305
1942-12-21
44
KM
J
Waddington
Munich
1750
0109
W4305
1942-12-21
44
KM
J
Waddington
Munich
1750
0109
W4305
1943-01-08
44
KM
J
Waddington
Duisburg
1747
2145
W4305
1943-01-13
44
KM
J
Waddington
Essen
1712
2119
W4305
1943-01-16
44
KM
J
Waddington
Berlin
1638
0022
W4305
1943-01-17
44
KM
J
Waddington
Berlin
1705
0044
W4305
1943-01-30
44
KM
J
Waddington
Hamburg
0005
0648
W4305
1943-02-03
44
KM
J
Waddington
Hamburg
1811
2110
W4305
1943-02-04
44
KM
J
Waddington
Turin
1811
0201
W4305
1943-02-07
44
KM
J
Waddington
Lorient
1805
0001
W4305
1943-02-11
44
KM
J
Waddington
Wilhelmshaven
1750
2210
W4305
1943-02-13
44
KM
J
Waddington
Lorient
1918
0156
W4305
1943-02-14
44
KM
J
Waddington
Milan
1907
0406
W4305
1943-02-16
44
KM
J
Waddington
Lorient
1907
0028
W4305
1943-02-25
44
KM
J
Waddington
Nurnberg
1939
0353
W4305
1943-02-26
44
KM
J
Waddington
Cologne
1836
2351
W4305
1943-02-28
44
KM
J
Waddington
St Nazaire
1839
0011
W4305
1943-03-01
44
KM
J
Waddington
Berlin
1845
0230
W4305
1943-03-03
44
KM
J
Waddington
Hamburg
1857
0053
W4305
1943-03-10
44
KM
J
Waddington
Gardening (Sweet Pea)
1810
0118
W4305
1943-03-11
44
KM
J
Waddington
Stuttgart
2008
2338
W4305
1943-04-26
44
KM
G
Waddington
Duisburg
0023
0525
W4305
1943-05-04
44
KM
G
Waddington
Dortmund
2147
0350
W4305
1943-05-13
44
KM
G
Waddington
Pilsen
2140
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