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W4861

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W4861

M

PH

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

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Memorial:

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Fate:

Struck off:

1943-06-03

Delivered:

1943-01-16

Story

Served with 12 Sqn. Attacked by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield. The Lancaster exploded in mid-air.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wickenby

Mission:

Dortmund

Squadron:

12

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

WN

WB

WB

A

RSG

KG

H

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Mounsey

Jowett

Whitaker

Dews

Miller

Legg

Pierpoint

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Service No.

Service

124550

RAFVR

1004252

RAFVR

130596

RAFVR

1000033

RAFVR

1313750

RAFVR

539691

RAF

1181213

RAFVR

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Fate

Killed

PoW

Killed

PoW

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4861
1943-01-16
AV Roe
W4861
1943-01-28
12 Sqn
W4861
1943-05-24
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on Date to see more details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4861
1943-02-13
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Lorient
1736
2314
W4861
1943-02-14
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Milan
1842
0301
W4861
1943-02-16
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Lorient
1822
2345
W4861
1943-02-18
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Wilhelmshaven
1815
2246
W4861
1943-02-25
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Nuremberg
1942
0332
W4861
1943-02-26
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Cologne
1912
2244
W4861
1943-03-05
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Essen
1921
2330
W4861
1943-03-11
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Stuttgart
2009
0247
W4861
1943-03-12
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Essen
1945
2349
W4861
1943-03-22
12
PH
M
Wickenby
St Nazaire
1916
2345
W4861
1943-03-26
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Duisburg
2006
2345
W4861
1943-03-27
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Berlin
2032
0255
W4861
1943-05-04
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Dortmund
2226
0356
W4861
1943-05-12
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Duisburg
2359
0452
W4861
1943-05-13
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Bochum
2307
0446
W4861
1943-05-23
12
PH
M
Wickenby
Dortmund
2255
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