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W4838

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W4838

B

KM

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

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Memorial:

Fate:

Struck off:

1943-05-31

Delivered:

1942-12-14

Story

Served with 44 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Waddington

Mission:

Wuppertal

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

DW

J

L

C

EA

GE

RAF

Erickson

Grant

Davies

Rees

Thompson

Chadfield

Woods

Service No.

Service

778811

RAFVR

616692

RAF

1095961

RAFVR

653013

RAFVR

1214018

RAFVR

1483582

RAFVR

411964

RNZAF

Fate

Killed

PoW

PoW

PoW

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4838
1942-12-14
AV Roe
W4838
1942-12-21
44 Sqn
W4838
1943-05-30
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on Date to see more details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4838
1943-01-13
44
KM
B
Waddington
Essen
1649
2153
W4838
1943-01-21
44
KM
B
Waddington
Essen
1755
2207
W4838
1943-01-23
44
KM
B
Waddington
Dusseldorf
1656
2215
W4838
1943-01-27
44
KM
B
Waddington
Dusseldorf
1746
2222
W4838
1943-01-30
44
KM
B
Waddington
Hamburg
2350
0655
W4838
1943-02-03
44
KM
B
Waddington
Hamburg
1804
2358
W4838
1943-02-04
44
KM
B
Waddington
Turin
1805
0144
W4838
1943-02-07
44
KM
B
Waddington
Gardening (Pollock)
1703
0300
W4838
1943-02-11
44
KM
B
Waddington
Wilhelmshaven
1720
2224
W4838
1943-02-13
44
KM
B
Waddington
Lorient
1937
0221
W4838
1943-02-14
44
KM
B
Waddington
Milan
1855
0412
W4838
1943-02-21
44
KM
B
Waddington
Bremen
1840
2359
W4838
1943-02-26
44
KM
B
Waddington
Cologne
1831
2350
W4838
1943-03-01
44
KM
B
Waddington
Berlin
1853
0306
W4838
1943-03-05
44
KM
B
Waddington
Essen
1901
2331
W4838
1943-03-09
44
KM
B
Waddington
Munich
2100
0457
W4838
1943-03-12
44
KM
B
Waddington
Essen
1925
0001
W4838
1943-03-22
44
KM
B
Waddington
St Nazaire
1940
0048
W4838
1943-03-27
44
KM
B
Waddington
Berlin
2030
0357
W4838
1943-04-03
44
KM
B
Waddington
Essen
1930
0002
W4838
1943-04-10
44
KM
B
Waddington
Frankfurt
0030
0635
W4838
1943-04-13
44
KM
B
Waddington
Spezia
2036
0620
W4838
1943-04-16
44
KM
B
Waddington
Pilsen
2115
0600
W4838
1943-04-26
44
KM
B
Waddington
Duisburg
0017
0512
W4838
1943-05-04
44
KM
B
Waddington
Dortmund
2148
0335
W4838
1943-05-13
44
KM
B
Waddington
Pilsen
2142
0507
W4838
1943-05-23
44
KM
B
Waddington
Dortmund
2248
0358
W4838
1943-05-25
44
KM
B
Waddington
Dusseldorf
2338
0411
W4838
1943-05-27
44
KM
B
Waddington
Essen
2242
0337
W4838
1943-05-29
44
KM
B
Waddington
Wuppertal
2240
'-

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