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JB285

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Tail_bkgnd.png

PH

G

JB285

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

Delivered:

1943-09-17

Struck off:

1943-12-08

Shot Down

Fate:

Memorials:
Kay Crew.jpg
Story

Served with 12 Sqn. Shot down over Westphalia, crashing at Hagen.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wickenby

Squadron:

12

Mission:

Berlin

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/L

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

G

JD

GB

RW

JW

Goldsmith

46702

Killed

RAF

Veals

1608192

PoW

RAFVR

Robertson

1534437

PoW

RAFVR

Robinson

1672973

PoW

RAFVR

Kirkbride

1322467

PoW

RAFVR

AJ

RT

Harris

1580877

PoW

RAFVR

Prestage

18090196

PoW

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JB285
1943-09-17
12 Sqn
JB285
1943-12-03
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on date to see crew and op details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JB285
1943-10-02
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Munich
1831
0312
JB285
1943-10-03
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Kassel
1829
0023
JB285
1943-10-04
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Frankfurt
1821
0108
JB285
1943-10-07
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Stuttgart
2027
0351
JB285
1943-10-08
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Hannover
2302
0412
JB285
1943-10-18
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Hannover
1743
2242
JB285
1943-10-20
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Leipzig
1752
0101
JB285
1943-10-22
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Kassel
1818
2352
JB285
1943-11-03
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Dusseldorf
1714
2156
JB285
1943-11-22
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Berlin
1716
0015
JB285
1943-11-23
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Berlin
1656
0009
JB285
1943-11-26
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Berlin
1702
0047
JB285
1943-12-02
12
PH
G
Wickenby
Berlin
1640
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