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JA695

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

1943-06-25

Delivered:

Struck off:

Fate:

Shot Down

1944-04-14

LM621

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JA695

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Memorial:
Story

Served with 57 Sqn and 61 Sqn. The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Fw. Rauer & Fw. Weber, who had taken off from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands at 22:13 hrs, in He 219 A-0 G9+LL.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Coningsby

Mission:

Aachen

61

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

EA

Williams

157067

AB

Woodvine

778204

DR

ADM

JL

E

SAG

Beesley

1391522

Anderson

1394596

Parker

1146642

Parry

1052458

Gardner

1324764

Killed

RAFVR

Killed

RAFVR

Killed

PoW

Killed

Killed

Killed

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JA695
1943-06-25
57 Sqn
JA695
1943-07-09
Cat B
JA695
1943-12-04
AW/C
JA695
1944-02-15
5 MU
JA695
1944-03-30
57 Sqn
JA695
1944-03-31
61 Sqn
JA695
1944-04-12
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JA695
1943-06-28
57
Scampton
Cologne
2311
0145
JA695
1944-04-10
61
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Coningsby
Tours
2209
0408
JA695
1944-04-11
61
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Coningsby
Aachen
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