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JA692

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

1943-06-22

Delivered:

Struck off:

Fate:

Shot Down

1943-08-05

LM621

Tail_bkgnd.png

WS

D

JA692

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Served with 9 Sqn. The aircraft took a direct hit from Flak, this was witnessed by another 9 Sqdn crew who was close by (F/Sgt. Jim McCUBBIN & his B/A Ken DAGNALL). Coned by 3. & 4./Flakscheinw.Abt.610, hit by Flak of 4./Schw.Flak Abt.225 & 1.-3./schw.Flak Abt.162(Grossbattr. Steilshoop) at 01.10hrs and crashed at Wandsbek near Karstadthuas. Wandsbek is a suburb of Hamburg. The claim was confirmed on 12/9/44.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bardney

Mission:

Hamburg

9

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Pilot

Flt Eng

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Nav

Rank

F/L

Flt Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

CW

Fox

102099

JD

Dodds

576830

WH

J

TN

SE

CF

AA

Hodson

540022/52119

Piper

1219322

Robinson

1199109

Russell

924224

Sargent

992386

Rossie

1322447/128011

Killed

RAFVR

Killed

RAF

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

RAF

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

Killed

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JA692
1943-06-22
9 Sqn
JA692
1943-07-30
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JA692
1943-06-24
9
WS
D
Bardney
Elberfeld
2219
0142
JA692
1943-06-25
9
WS
D
Bardney
Gelselkirchen
2254
0403
JA692
1943-06-28
9
WS
D
Bardney
Cologne
2304
0418
JA692
1943-07-03
9
WS
D
Bardney
Cologne
2216
0346
JA692
1943-07-08
9
WS
D
Bardney
Cologne
2219
0350
JA692
1943-07-09
9
WS
D
Bardney
Gelselkirchen
2247
0547
JA692
1943-07-12
9
WS
D
Bardney
Turin
2230
0904
JA692
1943-07-24
9
WS
D
Bardney
Hamburg
2227
0324
JA692
1943-07-25
9
WS
D
Bardney
Essen
2154
0250
JA692
1943-07-27
9
WS
D
Bardney
Hamburg
2234
0315
JA692
1943-07-29
9
WS
D
Bardney
Hamburg
2223
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