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W4832

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

W4832

U

KM

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

Delivered:

1942-12-02

Struck off:

1943-02-12

Shot Down

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
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

Squadron:

44

Mission:

Lorient

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

D

J

HT

GT

A

A

R

Skinner

Hunter

1269101

Killed

RAFVR

617249

Killed

RAF

Waddell

412217

Killed

RAAF

Vincent

Knight

1180892

Killed

RAFVR

403519

Killed

RAAF

Howells

1419577

Killed

RAFVR

Walton

952997

Killed

RAFVR

Memorial

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
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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