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Vickers-Armstrongs, Castle Bromwich

Built by:

Avro 683 Lancaster I

HK551

Contract:

LM621

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HK551

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-05-02

Struck off:

1946-11-11

Fate:

Memorial:
Story
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Survived the war. Served with 75 Sqn, 115 Sqn, 149 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mission:

Squadron:

Role

Rank

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
HK551
1944-05-02
75 Sqn
HK551
1944-07-12
54 MU
HK551
1944-07-15
75 Sqn
HK551
Unknown
115 Sqn
HK551
1944-08-16
Cat AC
HK551
1944-08-17
115 Sqn
HK551
1944-11-07
149 Sqn
HK551
1944-11-27
Cat AC
HK551
1944-12-09
149 Sqn
HK551
1945-06-10
10 MU
HK551
1945-06-13
149 Sqn
HK551
1945-06-29
10 MU
HK551
1946-11-11
SOC
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
HK551
1944-05-10
115
KO
T
Witchford
Courtrai
2213
0032
HK551
1944-05-21
115
KO
T
Witchford
Duisburg
2247
0240
HK551
1944-05-22
115
KO
T
Witchford
Dortmund
2300
0259
HK551
1944-05-24
115
KO
T
Witchford
Boulogne
0010
0227
HK551
1944-05-27
115
KO
T
Witchford
Aachen
0036
0406
HK551
1944-05-28
115
KO
T
Witchford
Angers
1836
0156
HK551
1944-05-30
115
KO
T
Witchford
Boulogne
2259
0132
HK551
1944-06-02
115
KO
T
Witchford
Wissant
0112
0332
HK551
1944-06-03
115
KO
T
Witchford
Calais
0039
0220
HK551
1944-06-05
115
A4
E
Witchford
Ouistreham.
0340
0700
HK551
1944-06-06
115
A4
E
Witchford
Lisieux
0024
0314
HK551
1944-06-11
115
A4
E
Witchford
Nantes
0001
0501
HK551
1944-06-14
115
A4
E
Witchford
Le Havre
2359
0239
HK551
1944-06-15
115
A4
E
Witchford
Valcenciennes
2325
0210
HK551
1944-06-17
115
A4
E
Witchford
Montdidier
0118
0433
HK551
1944-06-21
115
A4
E
Witchford
Domleger
1811
2046
HK551
1944-06-23
115
A4
E
Witchford
L’Hey
2314
0109
HK551
1944-06-27
115
A4
E
Witchford
Biennais
2336
0216
HK551
1944-06-30
115
A4
E
Witchford
Villers Bocage
1750
2132
HK551
1944-07-02
115
A4
E
Witchford
Beauvoir
1258
1553
HK551
1944-07-05
115
A4
E
Witchford
Watten
2259
0129
HK551
1944-07-07
115
A4
E
Witchford
Vaires
2255
0305
HK551
1944-07-20
115
A4
E
Witchford
Homburg
2318
0318
HK551
1944-07-23
115
A4
E
Witchford
Kiel
2235
0405
HK551
1944-07-24
115
A4
E
Witchford
Stuttgart
2136
0516
HK551
1944-07-25
115
A4
E
Witchford
Stuttgart
2152
0042
HK551
1944-07-28
115
A4
E
Witchford
Stuttgart
2157
0612
HK551
1944-07-30
115
A4
E
Witchford
Amaye-Sur-Seulles
0600
0950
HK551
1944-08-01
115
A4
E
Witchford
Coulonvillers
1617
1912
HK551
1944-08-03
115
A4
E
Witchford
Bois De Cassan, L’Isle Adam
1153
1523
HK551
1944-08-04
115
A4
E
Witchford
Bec D’Amers
1340
2105
HK551
1944-08-05
115
A4
E
Witchford
Bordeaux/Bassens
1430
2205
HK551
1944-08-08
115
A4
E
Witchford
Foret De Lucheux
2206
0111
HK551
1944-08-11
115
A4
E
Witchford
Lens
1415
1750
HK551
1944-08-12
115
A4
E
Witchford
Russelheim
2205
0234
HK551
1944-08-14
115
A4
E
Witchford
Hamel
1405
1715
HK551
1944-08-15
115
A4
E
Witchford
St Trond airfield
1023
1338
HK551
1944-08-18
115
A4
E
Witchford
Bremen
2152
0307
HK551
1944-08-25
115
A4
E
Witchford
Russelheim
2042
0518
HK551
1944-08-26
115
A4
E
Witchford
Kiel
2030
0135
HK551
1944-08-29
115
A4
E
Witchford
Stettin
2124
0702
HK551
1944-08-31
115
A4
E
Witchford
Pont Remy
1618
1937
HK551
1944-09-03
115
A4
E
Witchford
Eindhoven
1545
1855
HK551
1944-09-06
115
A4
E
Witchford
Le Havre
1625
1940
HK551
1944-09-08
115
A4
E
Witchford
Le Havre
0625
0935
HK551
1944-09-10
115
A4
E
Witchford
Alvis IV
1550
1910
HK551
1944-09-11
115
A4
E
Witchford
Kamen
1620
2035
HK551
1944-09-12
115
A4
E
Witchford
Frankfurt
1855
0135
HK551
1944-09-14
115
A4
E
Witchford
Wassanaar
1310
1535
HK551
1944-09-20
115
A4
E
Witchford
Calais
1440
1735
HK551
1944-09-23
115
A4
E
Witchford
Neuss
1930
0019
HK551
1944-09-27
115
A4
E
Witchford
Calais
0740
1015
HK551
1944-09-28
115
A4
E
Witchford
Calais
0805
1100
HK551
1944-10-03
115
A4
E
Witchford
West Kapelle
1235
1455
HK551
1944-10-05
115
A4
E
Witchford
Saarbrucken
1720
2300
HK551
1944-10-06
115
A4
E
Witchford
Dortmund
1704
2229
HK551
1944-10-07
115
A4
E
Witchford
Emmerich
1205
1620
HK551
1944-10-14
115
A4
E
Witchford
Duisburg
0705
1105
HK551
1944-10-14
115
A4
E
Witchford
Duisburg2
2310
0346
HK551
1944-10-15
115
A4
E
Witchford
Wilhelmshaven
1750
2206
HK551
1944-10-23
115
A4
E
Witchford
Essen
1638
2142
HK551
1944-10-25
115
A4
E
Witchford
Essen
1318
1658
HK551
1944-10-28
115
KO
E
Witchford
Cologne
1305
1747
HK551
1944-10-30
115
KO
E
Witchford
Cologne
1815
2343
HK551
1944-10-31
115
KO
E
Witchford
Cologne
1815
2259
HK551
1944-11-02
115
KO
E
Witchford
Homberg
1130
1538
HK551
1944-11-11
115
KO
E
Witchford
Castrop Rauxel
0845
1300
HK551
1944-11-16
149
OJ
M
Methwold
Heinsberg
1333
1806
HK551
1944-11-21
149
OJ
M
Methwold
Homberg
1255
1642
HK551
1944-11-23
149
OJ
M
Methwold
Gelsenkirchen
1249
1714
HK551
1944-11-26
149
OJ
M
Methwold
Fulda
0803
1346
HK551
1944-11-27
149
OJ
M
Methwold
Cologne
1235
1705
HK551
1944-12-24
149
TK
J
Methwold
Bonn Hangelar
1510
1704
HK551
1945-01-02
149
TK
J
Methwold
Nuremburg
1524
2234
HK551
1945-01-07
149
TK
J
Methwold
Munich
1847
0302
HK551
1945-02-02
149
TK
J
Methwold
Weisbaden
2030
0236
HK551
1945-02-03
149
TK
J
Methwold
Dortmund/Hansa
1612
2143
HK551
1945-02-07
149
TK
J
Methwold
Wanne Eickel
1155
1752
HK551
1945-03-04
149
TK
J
Methwold
Wanne Eickel
0940
1451
HK551
1945-03-05
149
TK
J
Methwold
Gelsenkirchen
1043
1614
HK551
1945-03-06
149
TK
J
Methwold
Salzbergen
0825
1401
HK551
1945-03-07
149
TK
J
Methwold
Dessau
1707
0308
HK551
1945-03-09
149
TK
J
Methwold
Datteln
1044
1555
HK551
1945-03-17
149
TK
J
Methwold
Gneisenau
1124
1714
HK551
1945-03-22
149
TK
J
Methwold
Bocholt
1024
1541
HK551
1945-03-29
149
TK
J
Methwold
Hallendorf
1217
1938
HK551
1945-04-13
149
TK
J
Methwold
Kiel
2027
0228
HK551
1945-04-14
149
TK
J
Methwold
Potsdam
1830
0323
HK551
1945-04-18
149
TK
J
Methwold
Heligoland
0958
1521
HK551
1945-04-22
149
TK
J
Methwold
Bremen
1507
2058
HK551
1945-04-30
149
TK
J
Methwold
Manna
1645
1935
HK551
1945-05-01
149
TK
J
Methwold
Manna
1328
1606

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