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JB748

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

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PH

Z

JB748

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1943-12-11

Struck off:

1944-05-08

Shot Down

Fate:

Memorials:
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Story

Served with 12 Sqn. Attacked while waiting to bomb and crashed at St Memmie.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wickenby

Squadron:

12

Mission:

Mailly-le-Camp

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

JH

JJ

ES

HWV

MT

Ormrod

148800

Killed

RAFVR

Read

1813759

Killed

RAFVR

Hutchinson

1439958

Killed

RAFVR

Bearne

152243

Killed

RAFVR

Wheeler

1561530

Killed

RAFVR

JL

L

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Bradburn

2220590

Killed

RAFVR

Johnson

1530508

Killed

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JB748
1943-12-11
12 Sqn
JB748
1944-03-25
Cat AC
JB748
1944-04-15
12 Sqn
JB748
1944-05-04
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on date to see crew and op details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JB748
1944-02-15
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Berlin
1707
0007
JB748
1944-02-19
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Leipzig
2309
0651
JB748
1944-02-24
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Schweinfurt
2018
0448
JB748
1944-02-25
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Augsburg
1835
0240
JB748
1944-03-01
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Stuttgart
2300
0658
JB748
1944-03-15
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Stuttgart
1854
0301
JB748
1944-03-18
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Frankfurt
1849
0047
JB748
1944-03-22
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Frankfurt
1840
0050
JB748
1944-03-24
12
PH
A
Wickenby
Berlin
1855
0210
JB748
1944-04-18
12
PH
Z
Wickenby
Rouen
2144
0232
JB748
1944-04-20
12
PH
Z
Wickenby
Cologne
2348
0450
JB748
1944-04-22
12
PH
Z
Wickenby
Dusseldorf
2258
0358

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