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W4998

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

W4998

J

HW

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

0

Delivered:

1943-05-13

Struck off:

1943-06-01

Crashed

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Served with 100 Sqn. Hit by flak and crashed near Horst on its 2nd operation.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Squadron:

100

Mission:

Dusseldorf

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/S

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

F/S

Sgt

F/S

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

ATW

JS

DC

SWJ

JC

M

LC

Moore

Wilkins

413106

Killed

RNZAF

940090

PoW

RAFVR

Stone

1451978

Killed

RAFVR

Coventry

Wood

130536

PoW

755138

Killed

RAFVR

Keogh

1586059

Killed

RAFVR

Maunsell

414318

Killed

RNZAF

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4998
1943-05-13
AV Roe
W4998
1943-05-15
100 Sqn
W4998
1943-05-26
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4998
1943-05-23
100
HW
J
Grimsby
Dortmund
2304
0444
W4998
1943-05-25
100
HW
J
Grimsby
Dusseldorf
2354
0235

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