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W5000

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W5000

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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:

1943-08-06

Delivered:

1943-05-13

Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Hit by flak on the bombing run, crashed and exploded in the meadows of the Este near to Buxtehude, approximately 20km south west of Hamburg at 02.31hrs. It is almost certain that the bodies of the seven servicmen remain at the crash site.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Mission:

Hamburg

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

P/O

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

R

GA

EA

DE

GW

JP

B

Lyon

Hodges

Povey

Dalton

Mackenzie

Padley

Robinson

Service No.

Service

657675/130633

RAFVR

1581728

RAFVR

130974

RAFVR

1396464

RAFVR

1367215

RAFVR

1394579

RAFVR

1324276

RAFVR

Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W5000
1943-05-13
AV Roe
W5000
1943-05-17
61 Sqn
W5000
1943-08-03
Cat E
Missions Flown

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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land

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