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JB603

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

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HW

E

JB603

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1943-11-03

Struck off:

1945-01-12

Crashed

Fate:

Memorials:
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Story

Named "Take It Easy", she served with 100 Sqn and was one of the 35 Lancs to complete over 100 operations. She was lost on her 111th op. Many crew flew in her, and Roy Kurn was groundcrew for her for her whole operational life. See https://lancasterjb603.co.uk/ for more details on the aircraft and crews.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Squadron:

100

Mission:

Hanover

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/S

F/S

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

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Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

R

AS

FS

AA

JMC

Barker

179071

Killed

RAFVR

Gordon

1825828

Killed

RAFVR

Elliott

1672286

Killed

RAFVR

Law

1621232

Killed

RAFVR

Wilson

410405

Killed

RAAF

E

BG

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Gillen

2221440

Killed

RAFVR

Aldred

1492353

Killed

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JB603
1943-11-03
100 Sqn
JB603
1945-01-05
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on date to see crew and op details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JB603
1944-03-30
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Nuremburg
2220
0545
JB603
1944-04-09
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Gardening (Gdynia)
2135
0555
JB603
1944-04-10
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Aulnoye
2330
0450
JB603
1944-04-11
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Aachen
2040
0045
JB603
1944-04-18
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Gardening (Baltic)
2105
0355
JB603
1944-04-20
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Cologne
2335
0359
JB603
1944-04-22
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Dusseldorf
2230
0309
JB603
1944-04-24
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Karlsruhe
2209
0432
JB603
1944-04-26
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Essen
2300
0310
JB603
1944-04-27
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Freidrichshaven
2200
0610
JB603
1944-05-03
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Mailly le Camp
2155
0320
JB603
1944-05-07
100
HW
E
Grimsby
Bruz
2140
0250

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