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W4766

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

W4766

J

QR

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

Delivered:

1942-09-10

Struck off:

1943-08-21

Shot Down

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Served with 57 Sqn and 61 Sqn. Shot down by a night-fighter and exploded over the target area.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Squadron:

61

Mission:

Peenemunde

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Pilot

Rank

F/L

Sgt

W/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

TA

TA

F

JF

NWH

LH

RK

JC

Stewart

Harris

41629

PoW

RAF

1258716

Killed

RAFVR

Barker

747900/143879

PoW

RAFVR

Trotter

Clark

1056289

Killed

RAFVR

1341114

Killed

RAFVR

Thompson

R/111346

Killed

RCAF

Buxton

Bradey

918892/149464

Killed

RAFVR

R121646/J18170

Killed

RCAF

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4766
1942-09-10
AV Roe
W4766
1942-09-19
57 Sqn
W4766
1942-10-08
Cat B
W4766
1943-02-20
AW/CN
W4766
1943-02-27
20 MU
W4766
1943-04-01
61 Sqn
W4766
1943-07-24
Cat AC
W4766
1943-07-30
61 Sqn
W4766
1943-08-13
Cat AC
W4766
1943-08-21
61 Sqn
W4766
1943-08-18
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4766
1943-04-10
61
QR
O
Syerston
Frankfurt
0010
0647
W4766
1943-04-11
61
QR
O
Syerston
Gardening (Furze)
2035
0445
W4766
1943-04-13
61
QR
O
Syerston
Spezia
2040
0631
W4766
1943-04-16
61
QR
O
Syerston
Pilsen
2116
0633
W4766
1943-04-18
61
QR
O
Syerston
Spezia
2107
0654
W4766
1943-04-20
61
QR
O
Syerston
Stettin
2133
0603
W4766
1943-04-26
61
QR
O
Syerston
Duisburg
2353
0518
W4766
1943-04-30
61
QR
O
Syerston
Essen
0015
0455
W4766
1943-05-04
61
QR
O
Syerston
Dortmund
2220
0337
W4766
1943-05-12
61
QR
O
Syerston
Duisburg
0008
0505
W4766
1943-05-13
61
QR
O
Syerston
Pilsen
2130
0531
W4766
1943-05-23
61
QR
O
Syerston
Dortmund
2252
0420
W4766
1943-05-25
61
QR
O
Syerston
Dusseldorf
2318
0430
W4766
1943-05-27
61
QR
O
Syerston
Essen
2150
0224
W4766
1943-05-29
61
QR
O
Syerston
Wuppertal
2230
0410
W4766
1943-06-11
61
QR
O
Syerston
Dusseldorf
2232
0344
W4766
1943-06-12
61
QR
O
Syerston
Bochum
2211
0429
W4766
1943-06-14
61
QR
O
Syerston
Oberhausen
2217
0315
W4766
1943-06-16
61
QR
O
Syerston
Cologne
2224
0330
W4766
1943-06-21
61
QR
O
Syerston
Krefeld
2303
0323
W4766
1943-06-22
61
QR
O
Syerston
Mulheim
2222
0321
W4766
1943-06-24
61
QR
O
Syerston
Wuppertal
2217
0332
W4766
1943-06-25
61
QR
O
Syerston
Gelsenkirchen
2229
0344
W4766
1943-06-28
61
QR
O
Syerston
Cologne
2325
0452
W4766
1943-07-01
61
QR
O
Syerston
Gardening (Nectarine I)
2226
0200
W4766
1943-07-03
61
QR
O
Syerston
Cologne
2305
0440
W4766
1943-07-08
61
QR
O
Syerston
Cologne
2215
0400
W4766
1943-07-09
61
QR
O
Syerston
Gelsenkirchen
2240
0327
W4766
1943-07-12
61
QR
O
Syerston
Turin
2243
0836
W4766
1943-07-24
61
QR
O
Syerston
Hamburg
2302
0533
W4766
1943-08-09
61
QR
J
Syerston
Mannheim
2247
0456
W4766
1943-08-10
61
QR
J
Syerston
Nuremburg
2144
0509
W4766
1943-08-12
61
QR
J
Syerston
Milan
2140
0013
W4766
1943-08-17
61
QR
J
Syerston
Peenemunde
2123
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