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Vickers-Armstrongs, Castle Bromwich

Built by:

Avro 683 Lancaster I

HK626

Contract:

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LM621

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LS

W

HK626

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-09-25

Struck off:

1944-12-14

Fate:

Shot down

Memorial:
Story
Kay Crew.jpg

Served with 622 Sqn (6 days) and 15 Sqn. Hit by flak and crashed at 14:00, 4 December, 1944 at Wunderstrasse, Oberhausen, Germany.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mildenhall

Mission:

Oberhausen

Squadron:

15

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Sgt

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

W/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

V

JG

Davis

429452

Killed

RAAF

Shewen

2211742

Killed

RAFVR

JH

JT

RW

SWJ

PB

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Furness

429111

Killed

RAAF

Lowe

427002

Killed

RAAF

Skilbeck

430063

Killed

RAAF

Taylor

3000350

Killed

RAFVR

Wilson

3040116

Killed

RAFVR

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
HK626
1944-09-25
622 Sqn
HK626
1944-10-01
15 Sqn
HK626
1944-12-05
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
HK626
1944-10-05
15
LS
M
Mildenhall
Saarbrucken
1907
0103
HK626
1944-10-06
15
LS
M
Mildenhall
Dortmund
1634
2252
HK626
1944-10-07
15
LS
M
Mildenhall
Kleve
1113
1542
HK626
1944-10-14
15
LS
M
Mildenhall
Duisburg
2217
0319
HK626
1944-10-14
15
LS
M
Mildenhall
Duisburg
0658
1139
HK626
1944-10-18
15
LS
M
Mildenhall
Bonn
0849
1335
HK626
1944-11-04
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Solingen
1204
1621
HK626
1944-11-05
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Solingen
0952
1450
HK626
1944-11-06
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Koblenz
1649
2229
HK626
1944-11-08
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Homberg
0800
1245
HK626
1944-11-11
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Castrop-Rauxel
0805
1310
HK626
1944-11-15
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Dortmund
1223
1734

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