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Vickers-Armstrongs, Castle Bromwich

Built by:

Avro 683 Lancaster I

HK598

Contract:

LM621

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HK598

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-07-31

Struck off:

1945-05-06

Fate:

Memorial:
Story
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Served with 115 Sqn, 149 Sqn, 1654 HCU, 1660 HCU.

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
HK598
1944-07-31
115 Sqn
HK598
1944-11-06
149 Sqn
HK598
1945-01-23
1654 HCU
HK598
1945-02-11
1660 HCU
HK598
1945-04-30
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
HK598
1944-07-30
115
KO
J
Witchford
Amaye-Sur-Seulles
0615
0915
HK598
1944-08-05
115
KO
J
Witchford
Bordeaux/Bassens
1430
2210
HK598
1944-08-07
115
KO
J
Witchford
Mare De Magne
2145
0055
HK598
1944-08-08
115
KO
J
Witchford
Foret De Lucheux
2155
0120
HK598
1944-08-09
115
KO
J
Witchford
Fort D’Englos
2150
0030
HK598
1944-08-11
115
KO
J
Witchford
Lens
1410
1740
HK598
1944-08-12
115
KO
J
Witchford
Russelheim
2200
0235
HK598
1944-08-14
115
KO
J
Witchford
Hamel
1400
1725
HK598
1944-08-15
115
KO
J
Witchford
St Trond airfield
1020
1323
HK598
1944-08-16
115
KO
J
Witchford
Stettin
2110
0505
HK598
1944-08-18
115
KO
J
Witchford
Bremen
2130
0230
HK598
1944-08-25
115
KO
J
Witchford
Russelheim
2040
0500
HK598
1944-08-26
115
KO
J
Witchford
Kiel
2030
0130
HK598
1944-08-29
115
KO
J
Witchford
Stettin
2115
2255
HK598
1944-09-05
115
KO
J
Witchford
Le Havre
1730
2030
HK598
1944-09-06
115
KO
J
Witchford
Le Havre
1620
1950
HK598
1944-09-08
115
KO
J
Witchford
Le Havre
0620
0940
HK598
1944-09-10
115
KO
J
Witchford
Alvis IV
1538
1905
HK598
1944-09-11
115
KO
J
Witchford
Kamen
1629
2039
HK598
1944-09-12
115
KO
J
Witchford
Frankfurt
1856
0136
HK598
1944-09-16
115
KO
J
Witchford
Moerdijk
2134
0011
HK598
1944-09-17
115
KO
J
Witchford
Zaltbommel
1925
2200
HK598
1944-09-20
115
KO
J
Witchford
Calais
1436
1722
HK598
1944-09-25
115
KO
J
Witchford
Calais
0815
1100
HK598
1944-09-28
115
KO
J
Witchford
Calais
0810
1100
HK598
1944-10-03
115
KO
J
Witchford
West Kapelle
1205
1430
HK598
1944-10-05
115
KO
J
Witchford
Saarbrucken
1715
2316
HK598
1944-10-14
115
KO
J
Witchford
Duisburg2
2255
0213
HK598
1944-10-14
115
KO
J
Witchford
Duisburg
0705
1100
HK598
1944-10-15
115
KO
J
Witchford
Wilhelmshaven
1740
2155
HK598
1944-10-18
115
KO
J
Witchford
Bonn
0825
1315
HK598
1944-10-19
115
KO
J
Witchford
Stuttgart
2210
0405
HK598
1944-10-21
115
KO
J
Witchford
Flushing
1127
1409
HK598
1944-10-23
115
KO
J
Witchford
Essen
1645
2143
HK598
1944-10-25
115
KO
J
Witchford
Essen
1310
1705
HK598
1944-10-28
115
KO
J
Witchford
Flushing
0910
1139
HK598
1944-10-29
115
KO
J
Witchford
West Kapelle
0950
1226
HK598
1944-10-30
115
KO
J
Witchford
Cologne
1800
2328
HK598
1944-11-02
115
KO
J
Witchford
Homberg
1125
1533
HK598
1944-11-15
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Dortmund
1249
1730
HK598
1944-11-16
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Heinsberg
1322
1757
HK598
1944-11-20
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Homburg
1300
1705
HK598
1944-11-21
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Homberg
1249
1645
HK598
1944-11-23
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Gelsenkirchen
1249
1714
HK598
1944-11-26
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Fulda
0746
1402
HK598
1944-12-04
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Oberhausen
1148
1608
HK598
1944-12-06
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Merseburg
1704
0021
HK598
1944-12-08
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Duisberg
0834
1247
HK598
1944-12-11
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Osterfeldt
0852
1246
HK598
1944-12-12
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Witten
1127
1550
HK598
1944-12-15
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Seigen
1129
1255
HK598
1944-12-16
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Seigen
1136
1706
HK598
1944-12-28
149
TK
B
Methwold
Cologne/Gremberg
1221
1645
HK598
1944-12-31
149
TK
B
Methwold
Vohwinkel
1205
1643
HK598
1945-01-01
149
OJ
L
Methwold
Vohwinkel
1625
2129
HK598
1945-01-11
149
TK
B
Methwold
Krefeld
1150
1411
HK598
1945-01-13
149
TK
B
Methwold
Saarbrucken
1150
1450

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