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Vickers-Armstrongs, Castle Bromwich

Built by:

Avro 683 Lancaster I

HK626

Contract:

LM621

Tail_bkgnd.png

LS

W

HK626

Works Order:

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

Sgt

Rank

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

W/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

V

JG

Davis

429452

Killed

RAAF

Shewen

2211742

Killed

RAFVR

JH

JT

RW

SWJ

PB

Furness

429111

Killed

RAAF

Lowe

427002

Killed

RAAF

Skilbeck

430063

Killed

RAAF

Taylor

3000350

Killed

RAFVR

Wilson

3040116

Killed

RAFVR

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
1944-11-16
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Heinsberg
1314
1804
HK626
1944-11-20
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Homberg
1210
1700
HK626
1944-11-27
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Cologne
1211
1709
HK626
1944-11-29
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Neuss
0301
0747
HK626
1944-11-30
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Bottrop
1030
1443
HK626
1944-12-02
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Dortmund
1305
1731
HK626
1944-12-04
15
LS
W
Mildenhall
Oberhausen
1151
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