top of page

JA852

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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

Rank

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

RC

Ord

1148096/156711

G

Palmer

1583498

ER

TEB

J

GC

RA

Davies

1337477/134694

Graham

1601124

Wilson

1080434

Fowler

425009

Williams

1604637

Killed

RAFVR

Killed

RAFVR

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAAF

RAFVR

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
-

Copyright Mark Hanson 2026

bottom of page