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JA679

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

1943-06-20

Delivered:

Struck off:

Fate:

Crashed

1943-07-21

LM621

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WS

P

JA679

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Memorial:
Story

Served with 9 Sqn. At 0405 transmitted Hit by another aircraft trying to make base. Soon afterwards crashed at Mirandola 30 Km NNE of Modena Italy.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bardney

Mission:

Reggio nell’ Emilia

9

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

MR

Head

413414

EW

Edwards

948474

DR

RS

FJ

FS

WJ

Walter

149689

Shaw

125646

Merchant

R/104847

Finlay

R/66618

McCoombs

R/88234

PoW

RNZAF

Killed

RAFVR

PoW

PoW

PoW

PoW

PoW

RAFVR

RAFVR

RCAF

RCAF

RCAF

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JA679
1943-06-20
467 Sqn
JA679
1943-06-20
9 Sqn
JA679
1943-07-17
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JA679
1943-06-21
9
WS
P
Bardney
Krefeld
2347
0251
JA679
1943-06-22
9
WS
P
Bardney
Mulheim
2244
0351
JA679
1943-06-24
9
WS
P
Bardney
Elberfeld
2253
0600
JA679
1943-07-03
9
WS
P
Bardney
Cologne
2244
0425
JA679
1943-07-08
9
WS
P
Bardney
Cologne
2218
0426
JA679
1943-07-09
9
WS
P
Bardney
Gelselkirchen
2232
0428
JA679
1943-07-12
9
WS
P
Bardney
Turin
2238
0913
JA679
1943-07-15
9
WS
P
Bardney
Reggio Nel Emilia
2220
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