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W4799

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

W4799

S

OL

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

Delivered:

1942-11-06

Struck off:

1943-01-03

Missing

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Served with 83 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wyton

Squadron:

83

Mission:

Dusseldorf

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

W/Op

Air Gunner

Bomb Aimer

Rank

P/O

Flt Sgt

F/L

WO

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

LT

D

J

BE

KC

D

LR

Jackson

Smith

J/15950

Killed

RCAF

1009871

Killed

RAFVR

McMillan

109159

Killed

RAFVR

Hargrove

Taylor

R/73175

Killed

RCAF

1034269

Killed

RAFVR

Crossthwaite

R/127686

Killed

RCAF

Brettle

1382448

Killed

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4799
1942-11-06
AV Roe
W4799
1942-11-15
83 Sqn
W4799
1943-01-01
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4799
1942-11-18
83
OL
S
Wyton
Turin
1845
0145
W4799
1942-11-22
83
OL
S
Wyton
Stuttgart
1815
0115
W4799
1942-11-29
83
OL
S
Wyton
Turin
0001
0750
W4799
1942-12-02
83
OL
S
Wyton
Frankfurt
0115
0735
W4799
1942-12-08
83
OL
S
Wyton
Turin
1739
2150
W4799
1942-12-09
83
OL
S
Wyton
Turin
1755
0019
W4799
1942-12-20
83
OL
S
Wyton
Duisburg
1829
2157
W4799
1942-12-21
83
OL
S
Wyton
Munich
1739
0044
W4799
1942-12-31
83
OL
S
Wyton
Dusseldorf
1755
N/A
W4799
1943-01-17
83
OL
S
Wyton
Berlin
1708
0052

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