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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
1944-12-12
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Witten
1115
1619
HK618
1944-12-16
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Siegen
1131
1703
HK618
1944-12-21
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Trier
1224
1744
HK618
1944-12-24
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Bonn/Hangelar
1537
2013
HK618
1945-01-02
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Nurnberg
1519
2251
HK618
1945-01-05
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Ludwigshaven
1141
1734
HK618
1945-01-06
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Neuss
1534
2027
HK618
1945-01-07
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Munich
1835
0219
HK618
1945-01-11
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Krefeld
1148
1700
HK618
1945-01-13
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Saarbrucken
1148
1705
HK618
1945-01-28
15
LS
G
Mildenhall
Cologne
1015
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