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Vickers-Armstrongs, Castle Bromwich

Built by:

Avro 683 Lancaster I

HK618

Contract:

LM621

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LS

G

HK618

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-09-02

Struck off:

1945-02-08

Fate:

Memorial:
Story
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Served with 15 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mildenhall

Mission:

Cologne

Squadron:

15

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Flt Sgt

Rank

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

W/O

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

S

F

Bignell

424014

PoW

RAAF

Keeble-Buckle

PoW

J

D

C

T

W

J

Lacey

424974

PoW

RAAF

Jones

PoW

Russell

432403

PoW

RAAF

Thoroughgood

433234

PoW

RAAF

Wilkie

431136

PoW

RAAF

Higgins

PoW

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
HK618
1944-09-02
15 Sqn
HK618
1945-01-29
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
HK618
1944-09-17
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Boulogne
1014
1328
HK618
1944-09-20
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Calais
1451
1814
HK618
1944-09-23
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Neuss
1856
2316
HK618
1944-09-25
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Calais
0812
1101
HK618
1944-09-26
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Calais
1007
1319
HK618
1944-09-27
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Calais
0729
1047
HK618
1944-09-28
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Calais
0712
1034
HK618
1944-10-03
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Westcapelle
1139
1418
HK618
1944-10-05
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Saarbrucken
1902
0059
HK618
1944-10-06
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Dortmund
1626
2240
HK618
1944-10-07
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Kleve
1103
1538
HK618
1944-10-14
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Duisburg
2224
0335

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