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Vickers-Armstrongs, Castle Bromwich

Built by:

Avro 683 Lancaster I

HK578

Contract:

LM621

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HK578

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-07-22

Struck off:

1946-09-26

Fate:

Memorial:
Story
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Survived the war. Served with 115 Sqn, 149 Sqn, 115 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
HK578
1944-07-22
115 Sqn
HK578
1944-10-08
Cat AC
HK578
1944-10-14
115 Sqn
HK578
1944-11-06
149 Sqn
HK578
1945-02-17
Cat AC
HK578
1945-02-21
54 MU
HK578
1945-03-03
149 Sqn
HK578
1945-03-03
115 Sqn
HK578
1945-05-30
46 MU
HK578
1945-06-01
115 Sqn
HK578
1945-06-19
46 MU
HK578
1946-09-25
SOC
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
HK578
1944-07-30
115
KO
C
Witchford
Amaye-Sur-Seulles
0557
0948
HK578
1944-08-01
115
KO
C
Witchford
Coulonvillers
1505
1910
HK578
1944-08-03
115
KO
C
Witchford
Bois De Cassan, L’Isle Adam
1200
1525
HK578
1944-08-04
115
KO
C
Witchford
Bec D’Amers
1345
2115
HK578
1944-08-05
115
KO
C
Witchford
Bordeaux/Bassens
1435
2155
HK578
1944-08-07
115
KO
C
Witchford
Mare De Magne
2140
0110
HK578
1944-08-08
115
KO
C
Witchford
Foret De Lucheux
2150
0105
HK578
1944-08-09
115
KO
C
Witchford
Fort D’Englos
2205
0010
HK578
1944-08-11
115
KO
C
Witchford
Lens
1410
1730
HK578
1944-08-12
115
KO
C
Witchford
Russelheim
2155
0240
HK578
1944-08-14
115
KO
C
Witchford
Hamel
1400
1705
HK578
1944-08-16
115
KO
C
Witchford
Stettin
2110
0500
HK578
1944-08-18
115
KO
C
Witchford
Bremen
2140
0240
HK578
1944-08-25
115
KO
C
Witchford
Russelheim
2050
0430
HK578
1944-08-26
115
KO
C
Witchford
Kiel
2035
0150
HK578
1944-08-29
115
KO
C
Witchford
Stettin
2115
0710
HK578
1944-08-31
115
KO
C
Witchford
Pont Remy
1625
1945
HK578
1944-09-05
115
KO
C
Witchford
Le Havre
1730
2050
HK578
1944-09-06
115
KO
C
Witchford
Le Havre
1615
1950
HK578
1944-09-08
115
KO
C
Witchford
Le Havre
0605
0945
HK578
1944-09-10
115
KO
C
Witchford
Alvis IV
1533
1858
HK578
1944-09-11
115
KO
C
Witchford
Kamen
1632
2046
HK578
1944-09-12
115
KO
C
Witchford
Frankfurt
1851
0128
HK578
1944-09-17
115
KO
C
Witchford
Boulogne
1010
1305
HK578
1944-09-20
115
KO
C
Witchford
Calais
1430
1735
HK578
1944-09-25
115
KO
C
Witchford
Calais
0810
1105
HK578
1944-09-26
115
KO
C
Witchford
Cap Gris Nez
1135
1425
HK578
1944-09-28
115
KO
C
Witchford
Calais
0810
1050
HK578
1944-10-03
115
KO
C
Witchford
West Kapelle
1210
1430
HK578
1944-10-05
115
KO
C
Witchford
Saarbrucken
1727
2227
HK578
1944-10-06
115
KO
C
Witchford
Dortmund
1645
2210
HK578
1944-10-07
115
KO
C
Witchford
Emmerich
1155
1555
HK578
1944-10-14
115
KO
C
Witchford
Duisburg2
2300
0330
HK578
1944-10-18
115
KO
C
Witchford
Bonn
0825
1320
HK578
1944-10-19
115
KO
C
Witchford
Stuttgart
2200
0355
HK578
1944-10-21
115
KO
C
Witchford
Flushing
1133
1406
HK578
1944-10-23
115
KO
C
Witchford
Essen
1625
2135
HK578
1944-10-28
115
KO
C
Witchford
Cologne
1305
1738
HK578
1944-10-30
115
KO
C
Witchford
Cologne
1802
2321
HK578
1944-11-02
115
KO
C
Witchford
Homberg
1125
1601
HK578
1944-11-04
115
KO
C
Witchford
Solingen
1120
1617
HK578
1944-11-05
115
KO
C
Witchford
Solingen
1025
1515
HK578
1944-11-08
115
KO
C
Witchford
Homberg
0820
1215
HK578
1944-11-11
115
KO
C
Witchford
Castrop Rauxel
0830
1250
HK578
1944-11-15
115
KO
C
Witchford
Dortmund
1237
1723
HK578
1944-11-16
115
KO
C
Witchford
Heinberg
1324
1725
HK578
1944-11-20
115
KO
C
Witchford
Homberg
1240
1635
HK578
1944-12-11
115
KO
C
Witchford
Osterfeld
0839
1249
HK578
1944-12-12
115
KO
C
Witchford
Witten
1106
1553
HK578
1944-12-15
115
KO
C
Witchford
Seigen
1117
1405
HK578
1944-12-16
115
KO
C
Witchford
Siegen
1122
1652
HK578
1944-12-28
115
KO
C
Witchford
Cologne
1213
1657
HK578
1944-12-29
115
KO
C
Witchford
Koblenz
1216
1717
HK578
1944-12-31
115
KO
C
Witchford
Vohwinkel
1135
1633
HK578
1945-01-01
115
KO
C
Witchford
Vohwinkel
1616
2146
HK578
1945-01-02
115
KO
C
Witchford
Nuremburg
1525
2240
HK578
1945-01-03
115
KO
C
Witchford
Dortmund
1243
1733
HK578
1945-01-05
115
KO
C
Witchford
Ludwigshaven
1124
1737
HK578
1945-01-07
115
KO
C
Witchford
Munich
1848
0301
HK578
1945-01-11
115
KO
C
Witchford
Krefeld
1157
1646
HK578
1945-01-13
115
KO
C
Witchford
Saarbrucken
1151
1752
HK578
1945-02-02
115
KO
C
Witchford
Wiesbaden
2050
0309
HK578
1945-02-03
115
KO
C
Witchford
Dortmund
1636
2130
HK578
1945-02-09
115
KO
C
Witchford
Hohenbudberg
0331
0823
HK578
1945-02-13
115
KO
C
Witchford
Dresden
2145
0653
HK578
1945-02-14
115
KO
C
Witchford
Chemnitz
2042
0458
HK578
1945-02-16
115
KO
C
Witchford
Wesel
1228
1729
HK578
1945-03-05
115
KO
C
Witchford
Gelsenkirchen
1053
1609
HK578
1945-03-06
115
KO
C
Witchford
Salzbergen
0834
1412
HK578
1945-03-09
115
KO
C
Witchford
Datteln
1052
1548
HK578
1945-03-10
115
KO
C
Witchford
Scholven
1225
1725
HK578
1945-03-12
115
KO
C
Witchford
Dortmund
1307
1904
HK578
1945-03-14
115
KO
C
Witchford
Heinrichshutte
1345
1843
HK578
1945-03-21
115
KO
C
Witchford
Munster
0941
1506
HK578
1945-03-27
115
KO
C
Witchford
Hamm
1020
1236
HK578
1945-04-09
115
KO
C
Witchford
Kiel
1947
0152
HK578
1945-04-13
115
KO
C
Witchford
Kiel
2035
0225
HK578
1945-04-14
115
KO
C
Witchford
Potsdam
1826
0245
HK578
1945-04-18
115
KO
C
Witchford
Heligoland
1014
1254
HK578
1945-04-22
115
KO
C
Witchford
Bremen
1526
2044
HK578
1945-04-24
115
KO
C
Witchford
Bad Oldesloe
0714
1249
HK578
1945-04-29
115
KO
C
Witchford
Manna
1239
1500
HK578
1945-04-30
115
KO
C
Witchford
Manna
1640
1920
HK578
1945-05-01
115
KO
C
Witchford
Manna
1354
1622
HK578
1945-05-02
115
KO
C
Witchford
Manna
1127
1343
HK578
1945-05-03
115
KO
C
Witchford
Manna
1057
1335
HK578
1945-05-07
115
KO
C
Witchford
Manna
1159
1430
HK578
1945-05-08
115
KO
C
Witchford
Manna
1239
1508
HK578
1945-05-12
115
KO
C
Witchford
Exodus
0749
1312
HK578
1945-05-13
115
KO
C
Witchford
Exodus
1308
1618

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