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W4992

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W4992

A-

PH

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:

Shot Down

Fate:

Struck off:

1943-06-23

Delivered:

1943-04-29

Story

Served with 12 Sqn. Hit by flak and exploded, the wreckage crashing in Monchengladbach.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wickenby

Mission:

Oberhausen

Squadron:

12

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Name

WJ

R

K

JJ

BO

FG

T

Tucker

Fletcher

Truelove

Simpson

Davies

McKay

Carter

Service No.

Service

416633

RAAF

1088071

RAFVR

131896

RAFVR

1045724

RAFVR

1313708

RAFVR

39570

RNZAF

1300587

RAFVR

Fate

Killed

Killed

PoW

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4992
1943-04-29
AV Roe
W4992
1943-05-10
12 Sqn
W4992
1943-06-15
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on Date to see more details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4992
1943-05-20
12
GZ
A
Wickenby
Gardening (Bordeaux)
2146
0438
W4992
1943-05-23
12
GZ
A
Wickenby
Dortmund
2249
0404
W4992
1943-05-25
12
GZ
A
Wickenby
Dusseldorf
0034
0257
W4992
1943-05-27
12
GZ
A
Wickenby
Essen
2254
0415
W4992
1943-05-29
12
GZ
A
Wickenby
Wuppertal
2300
0409
W4992
1943-06-11
12
PH
A-
Wickenby
Dusseldorf
2328
0420
W4992
1943-06-12
12
PH
A-
Wickenby
Bochum
2323
0427
W4992
1943-06-14
12
PH
A-
Wickenby
Oberhausen
2313
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