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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

Rank

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

PJ

EL

NL

FM

BW

GCA

CW

Shearman

Pugh

Ballamy

Richards

Card

Zedy

Akeister

Service No.

Service

1318965

RAFVR

618980

RAF

1333960

RAFVR

124113

RAFVR

1331878

RAFVR

908724

RAFVR

1007571

RAFVR

Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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
Spezia
2042
0750
W4949
1943-04-16
44
KM
H
Waddington
Pilsen
2118
0640
W4949
1943-04-18
44
KM
H
Waddington
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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