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JB407

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

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PD

A

JB407

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

Delivered:

1943-10-03

Struck off:

1944-01-03

Shot Down

Fate:

Memorials:
Kay Crew.jpg
Story

Served with 12 Sqn (4 days), 460 Sqn (10 days), 12 Sqn. Hit by flak south of Bremen and abandoned. Crashed at Ganelt on the Dutch border.

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

Sgt

Sgt

W/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

JH

C

FA

WE

AA

Hawkesly-Hill

1337340

PoW

RAFVR

Toulson

647966

PoW

RAF

Hodgekinson

1256887

PoW

RAFVR

Doak

R/143421

PoW

RCAF

Mortimer

1395260

PoW

RAFVR

E

R

Podborchinski

R/186875

Killed

RCAF

Cooke

1323297

Killed

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JB407
1943-10-03
12 Sqn
JB407
1943-10-07
460 Sqn
JB407
1943-10-17
12 Sqn
JB407
1943-12-30
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on date to see crew and op details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JB407
1943-10-20
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Leipzig
1743
0049
JB407
1943-10-22
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Kassel
1810
0031
JB407
1943-11-03
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Dusseldorf
1704
2141
JB407
1943-11-10
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Modane
2025
0525
JB407
1943-11-18
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Berlin
1725
0115
JB407
1943-12-02
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Berlin
1635
1912
JB407
1943-12-16
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Berlin
1556
0027
JB407
1943-12-20
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Mannheim
1629
2228
JB407
1943-12-23
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Berlin
0021
0755
JB407
1943-12-29
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Berlin
1652
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