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W4992

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

W4992

A-

PH

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

Delivered:

1943-04-29

Struck off:

1943-06-23

Shot Down

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

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

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wickenby

Squadron:

12

Mission:

Oberhausen

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

WJ

R

K

JJ

BO

FG

T

Tucker

Fletcher

416633

Killed

RAAF

1088071

Killed

RAFVR

Truelove

131896

PoW

RAFVR

Simpson

Davies

1045724

Killed

RAFVR

1313708

Killed

RAFVR

McKay

39570

Killed

RNZAF

Carter

1300587

Killed

RAFVR

Memorial

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
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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