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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

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

D

J

HT

GT

A

A

R

Skinner

Hunter

Waddell

Vincent

Knight

Howells

Walton

Service No.

Service

1269101

RAFVR

617249

RAF

412217

RAAF

1180892

RAFVR

403519

RAAF

1419577

RAFVR

952997

RAFVR

Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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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'-

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