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W4832

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W4832

U

KM

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

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Memorial:

Shot Down

Fate:

Struck off:

1943-02-12

Delivered:

1942-12-02

Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Aircraft was shot down by various flak batteries including 1./Schw.Flak Abt.677 at 2030 hrs, crashing into the sea off the French coast.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Waddington

Mission:

Lorient

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

D

J

HT

GT

A

A

R

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Skinner

Hunter

Waddell

Vincent

Knight

Howells

Walton

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Service No.

Service

1269101

RAFVR

617249

RAF

412217

RAAF

1180892

RAFVR

403519

RAAF

1419577

RAFVR

952997

RAFVR

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Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4832
1942-12-02
AV Roe
W4832
1942-12-20
44 Sqn
W4832
1943-02-08
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on Date to see more details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4832
1943-01-13
44
KM
U
Waddington
Essen
1710
2128
W4832
1943-01-21
44
KM
U
Waddington
Essen
1726
2149
W4832
1943-01-23
44
KM
U
Waddington
Dusseldorf
1711
2208
W4832
1943-01-27
44
KM
U
Waddington
Dusseldorf
1736
2204
W4832
1943-01-30
44
KM
U
Waddington
Hamburg
0004
0341
W4832
1943-02-04
44
KM
U
Waddington
Turin
1816
0238
W4832
1943-02-07
44
KM
U
Waddington
Lorient
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