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Vickers-Armstrongs, Castle Bromwich

Built by:

Avro 683 Lancaster I

HK538

Contract:

LM621

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F

HK538

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-01-26

Struck off:

1944-02-22

Fate:

Shot down

Memorial:
Story
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Served at 61 Sqn. The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hans Leickhardt of the 2./NJG 5 (based at Stendal airfield in Sachsen-Anhalt), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4. All the crew bailed out very low.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Coningsby

Mission:

Leipzig

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Sgt

Rank

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

H

TF

Wallis

155510

Killed

RAFVR

Preston

965739

PoW

RAFVR

LE

AA

K

DJ

E

Tozer

655959

PoW

RAF

Pardoe

1316665

Killed

RAFVR

Sims

1577750

Killed

RAFVR

Brewer

1874022

Killed

RAFVR

Bremner

426297

Killed

RAAF

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
HK538
1944-01-28
61 Sqn
HK538
1944-02-20
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
HK538
1944-02-15
61
QR
F
Coningsby
Berlin
1714
2057
HK538
1944-02-19
61
QR
F
Coningsby
Leipzig
0019
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