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JA690

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

1943-06-23

Delivered:

Struck off:

Fate:

1944-07-08

LM621

Tail_bkgnd.png

WS

M

JA690

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Served with 49 Sqn and 9 Sqn. Came down at Beaumont-les-Nonains (Oise).

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bardney

Mission:

St Leu D'esserent

9

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Pilot

Rank

P/O

Sgt

F/O

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/L

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

RS

Gradwell

1484052/170949

T

Lynch

2204739

PE

RB

JT

WF

L

WJ

Arnold

151369

Atkinson

J/25128

Price

1578804

Best

R/206403

Sutton

1891077

Oldacre

86656

Evaded

RAFVR

Evaded

RAFVR

Evaded

Evaded

Killed

Evaded

Evaded

RAFVR

RCAF

RAFVR

RCAF

RAFVR

Evaded

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JA690
1943-06-23
49 Sqn
JA690
1943-06-26
Cat AC
JA690
1943-07-24
49 Sqn
JA690
1943-09-19
9 Sqn
JA690
1943-12-04
Cat AC
JA690
1944-02-05
9 Sqn
JA690
1944-07-08
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JA690
1944-03-24
9
WS
M
Bardney
Berlin
1902
0255
JA690
1944-03-26
9
WS
M
Bardney
Essen
1955
0115
JA690
1944-03-30
9
WS
M
Bardney
Nuremburg
2213
0609
JA690
1944-04-05
9
WS
M
Bardney
Toulouse
2038
0335
JA690
1944-04-10
9
WS
M
Bardney
Tours
2306
0508
JA690
1944-04-11
9
WS
M
Bardney
Aachen
2040
0051
JA690
1944-04-18
9
WS
M
Bardney
Juvisy
2101
0130
JA690
1944-04-20
9
WS
M
Bardney
La Chappelle
2322
0352
JA690
1944-04-24
9
WS
M
Bardney
Munich
2100
0703
JA690
1944-04-28
9
WS
M
Bardney
St Medard en Jalles
2321
0647
JA690
1944-04-29
9
WS
M
Bardney
St Medard en Jalles
2236
0547
JA690
1944-05-01
9
WS
M
Bardney
Toulouse
2141
0540

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