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W4989

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W4989

F

HW

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

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Memorial:

Crashed

Fate:

Struck off:

1943-06-28

Delivered:

1943-04-29

Story

Served with 100 Sqn. Crashed in the target area on its 7th operation.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Mission:

Bochum

Squadron:

100

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

W/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Name

E

JA

RL

RB

G

DW

AL

Dainty

Kinnear

Howarth

Butler

May

Bartholomew

Payne

Service No.

Service

741554

RAFVR

946017

RAFVR

1132279

RAFVR

1577781

RAFVR

129022

RAFVR

1188499

RAFVR

1577810

RAFVR

Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4989
1943-04-29
AV Roe
W4989
1943-05-06
100 Sqn
W4989
1943-06-13
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on Date to see more details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4989
1943-05-20
100
HW
F
Grimsby
Gardening
2151
0613
W4989
1943-05-23
100
HW
F
Grimsby
Dortmund
2255
0341
W4989
1943-05-25
100
HW
F
Grimsby
Dusseldorf
2325
0423
W4989
1943-05-27
100
HW
F
Grimsby
Essen
2249
0409
W4989
1943-05-29
100
HW
F
Grimsby
Wuppertal
2300
0350
W4989
1943-06-11
100
HW
F
Grimsby
Dusseldorf
2241
0335
W4989
1943-06-12
100
HW
F
Grimsby
Bochum
2306

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