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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
1944-11-11
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Castrop-Rauxel
0808
1315
HK618
1944-11-15
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Dortmund
1212
1721
HK618
1944-11-16
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Heinsberg
1311
1754
HK618
1944-11-20
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Homberg
1218
1724
HK618
1944-11-23
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Gelsenkirchen
1224
1712
HK618
1944-11-29
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Neuss
0255
0738
HK618
1944-11-30
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Bottrop
1037
1452
HK618
1944-12-02
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Dortmund
1304
1727
HK618
1944-12-05
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Schwammenauel Dam
0906
1335
HK618
1944-12-06
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Mereseberg
1659
0036
HK618
1944-12-08
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Duisberg
0846
1317
HK618
1944-12-11
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Osterfeld
0829
1308

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