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JA852

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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1943-07-07

Delivered:

Struck off:

Fate:

Crashed

1943-09-30

LM621

Tail_bkgnd.png

WS

L

JA852

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Served with 9 Sqn. Coded WS-L and known as "Lady In Red" with the nose art motto "Let's Go Upstairs". Photo shows the groundcrew who serviced the aircraft. Crashed at Gerolsheim in Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bardney

Mission:

Mannheim

9

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

RC

Ord

1148096/156711

G

Palmer

1583498

ER

TEB

J

GC

RA

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Davies

1337477/134694

Graham

1601124

Wilson

1080434

Fowler

425009

Williams

1604637

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Killed

RAFVR

Killed

RAFVR

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAAF

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JA852
1943-07-07
9 Sqn
JA852
1943-07-28
Cat AC
JA852
1943-08-28
9 Sqn
JA852
1943-09-23
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JA852
1943-07-12
9
WS
L
Bardney
Turin
2231
0824
JA852
1943-07-15
9
WS
L
Bardney
Reggio Nel Emilia
2221
0806
JA852
1943-07-24
9
WS
L
Bardney
Hamburg
2228
0328
JA852
1943-07-25
9
WS
L
Bardney
Essen
2133
0215
JA852
1943-07-27
9
WS
L
Bardney
Hamburg
2302
0417
JA852
1943-09-22
9
WS
L
Bardney
Hannover
1848
0001
JA852
1943-09-23
9
WS
L
Bardney
Mannheim
1909
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