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Vickers-Armstrongs, Castle Bromwich

Built by:

Avro 683 Lancaster I

HK627

Contract:

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LM621

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LS

W

HK627

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-09-29

Struck off:

1944-12-14

Fate:

Shot down

Memorial:
Story
Kay Crew.jpg

Served with 622 Sqn (4 days) and 15 Sqn. Shot down by flak and burst into flames, crashing near Witten.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mildenhall

Mission:

Witten

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
HK627
1944-09-29
622 Sqn
HK627
1944-10-01
15 Sqn
HK627
1944-12-17
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
HK627
1944-11-15
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Dortmund
1221
1730
HK627
1944-11-20
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Homberg
1216
1710
HK627
1944-11-21
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Homberg
1215
1650
HK627
1944-11-29
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Neuss
0256
0747
HK627
1944-11-30
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Bottrop
1036
1450
HK627
1944-12-02
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Dortmund
1256
1724
HK627
1944-12-04
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Oberhausen
1145
1619
HK627
1944-12-05
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Schwammenauel Dam
0905
1340
HK627
1944-12-11
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Osterfeld
0827
1304
HK627
1944-12-12
15
LS
F
Mildenhall
Witten
1114
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