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W4949

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W4949

H

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:

1943-06-18

Delivered:

1943-03-18

Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Shot down by night-fighter (Maj. Radusch I./NJG10 & crashed nr. Venlo, Holland.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Dunholme Lodge

Mission:

Oberhausen

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

PJ

EL

NL

FM

BW

GCA

CW

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Shearman

Pugh

Ballamy

Richards

Card

Zedy

Akeister

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Service No.

Service

1318965

RAFVR

618980

RAF

1333960

RAFVR

124113

RAFVR

1331878

RAFVR

908724

RAFVR

1007571

RAFVR

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Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4949
1942-03-18
AV Roe
W4949
1943-03-31
44 Sqn
W4949
1943-06-15
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on Date to see more details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4949
1943-04-10
44
KM
H
Waddington
Frankfurt
0021
0627
W4949
1943-04-13
44
KM
H
Waddington
La Spezia
2042
0750
W4949
1943-04-16
44
KM
H
Waddington
Pilsen
2118
0640
W4949
1943-04-18
44
KM
H
Waddington
La Spezia
2106
0628
W4949
1943-04-20
44
KM
H
Waddington
Stettin
2129
0533
W4949
1943-04-26
44
KM
H
Waddington
Duisburg
2350
0448
W4949
1943-04-28
44
KM
H
Waddington
Gardening (Jasmine)
2048
0428
W4949
1943-04-30
44
KM
H
Waddington
Essen
0027
0535
W4949
1943-05-04
44
KM
H
Waddington
Dortmund
2144
0341
W4949
1943-05-12
44
KM
H
Waddington
Duisburg
0008
0431
W4949
1943-05-23
44
KM
H
Waddington
Dortmund
2242
0409
W4949
1943-05-25
44
KM
H
Waddington
Dusseldorf
2342
0425
W4949
1943-05-27
44
KM
H
Waddington
Essen
2212
0319
W4949
1943-05-29
44
KM
H
Waddington
Wuppertal
2255
0414
W4949
1943-06-11
44
KM
H
Dunholme Lodge
Dusseldorf
2319
0422
W4949
1943-06-12
44
KM
H
Dunholme Lodge
Bochum
2236
0400
W4949
1943-06-14
44
KM
H
Dunholme Lodge
Oberhausen
2232
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