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JB289

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

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HW

T

JB289

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1943-09-18

Struck off:

1944-06-30

Crashed

Fate:

Memorials:
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Story

Served with 1656 HCU and 100 Sqn. Crashed and burst into flames at Hautvilliers-Ouville (Somme).

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Squadron:

100

Mission:

Reims

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/S

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

S

JW

MS

CH

RH

Mansfield

1322731

Killed

RAFVR

Willson

1894529

Killed

RAFVR

Pegler

1603302

Killed

RAFVR

Tidby

144615

Killed

RAFVR

Knowles

1684763

Killed

RAFVR

FJ

RS

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Richardson

1896091

Killed

RAFVR

Bond

1722655

Killed

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JB289
1943-09-21
1656 HCU
JB289
1943-11-09
100 Sqn
JB289
1944-06-23
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on date to see crew and op details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JB289
1944-04-24
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Karlsruhe
2152
0345
JB289
1944-04-26
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Essen
2315
0355
JB289
1944-04-27
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Freidrichshaven
2145
0545
JB289
1944-06-05
100
HW
T
Grimsby
St Martin de Varreville
2150
0155
JB289
1944-06-06
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Vire
2215
0330
JB289
1944-06-07
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Foret de Cerisy
2325
0415
JB289
1944-06-10
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Acheres
2310
0410
JB289
1944-06-11
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Evreux
0110
0525
JB289
1944-06-12
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Gelsenkirchen
2305
0255
JB289
1944-06-14
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Le Havre
2100
0025
JB289
1944-06-22
100
HW
T
Grimsby
Reims
2245

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