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LL898

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

239/SAS/C4(C)

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HW

L

LL898

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-03-30

Struck off:

1945-01-10

Fate:

Crashed

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 100 Sqn. Dived into the sea on a training operation after 81 operations with 100 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Mission:

Training

Squadron:

100

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Rank

F/L

Sgt

F/O

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Name

V

J

WS

R

P

GH

Weatherley

Dubois

Cameron

Warwick

Share

Thirkettle

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

415804

Killed

RNZAF

510597

Killed

RAF

153621

Killed

RAFVR

154741

Killed

RAFVR

1867637

Killed

RAFVR

1160188

Killed

RAFVR

Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details

Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
LL898
1944-04-20
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Cologne
2347
0414
LL898
1944-04-22
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Dusseldorf
2251
0336
LL898
1944-04-24
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Karlsruhe
2215
0420
LL898
1944-04-26
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Essen
2305
0345
LL898
1944-06-05
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Caisbecq
2125
0140
LL898
1944-06-06
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Vire
2210
0320
LL898
1944-06-07
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Foret de Cerisy
2335
0405
LL898
1944-06-10
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Acheres
2315
0355
LL898
1944-06-11
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Evreux
0110
0505
LL898
1944-06-14
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Le Havre
2050
0023
LL898
1944-06-16
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Domleger
0001
0355
LL898
1944-06-22
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Reims
2245
0300
LL898
1944-06-24
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Les Hayons
1600
1925
LL898
1944-06-25
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Ligescourt
0735
1055
LL898
1944-06-27
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Vaires
0020
0505
LL898
1944-06-29
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Domleger
1200
1520
LL898
1944-06-30
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Vierzon
2225
0350
LL898
1944-07-02
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Oisement Neuville Au Bois
1205
1550
LL898
1944-07-05
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Dijon
2120
0520
LL898
1944-07-06
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Foret du Croc
1855
2215
LL898
1944-07-07
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Caen
1935
2310
LL898
1944-07-12
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Tours
2125
0350
LL898
1944-07-14
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Revigny
2120
0640
LL898
1944-07-18
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Scholven
2310
0300
LL898
1944-07-18
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Sannerville
0355
0745
LL898
1944-07-20
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Courtrai
0010
0255
LL898
1944-07-23
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Kiel
2305
0330
LL898
1944-07-25
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Coquereaux
0655
1025
LL898
1944-07-25
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Stuttgart
2140
0620
LL898
1944-07-28
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Stuttgart
2145
0520
LL898
1944-07-30
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Aiming Point "F"
0640
1045
LL898
1944-07-31
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Foret de Nieppe
2200
0140
LL898
1944-08-03
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Trossy St Maxim
1150
1620
LL898
1944-08-04
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Pauillac
1340
2105
LL898
1944-08-05
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Pauillac
1440
2200
LL898
1944-08-07
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Fontenoy le Marmion
2115
0130
LL898
1944-08-10
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Vincly
1010
1410
LL898
1944-08-11
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Douai
1345
1740
LL898
1944-08-12
100
HW
L
Grimsby
La Pallice
1125
1240
LL898
1944-08-14
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Falaise
1220
1605
LL898
1944-08-15
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Volkel Aerodrome
1020
1335
LL898
1944-08-16
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Stettin
2130
0455
LL898
1944-08-18
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Rieme
2240
0115
LL898
1944-08-25
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Russelsheim
2030
0445
LL898
1944-08-26
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Kiel
2030
0155
LL898
1944-08-29
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Stettin
2130
0615
LL898
1944-08-31
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Raimbert
1240
1545
LL898
1944-09-03
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Gilze Rijen Aerodrome
1605
1900
LL898
1944-09-05
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Le Havre
1650
2030
LL898
1944-09-10
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Le Havre
1700
2030
LL898
1944-09-12
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Frankfurt
1830
0130
LL898
1944-09-16
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Leeuwarden Aerodrome
0045
0405
LL898
1944-09-17
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Flushing
1620
1905
LL898
1944-09-20
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Calais
1530
1835
LL898
1944-09-23
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Neuss
1835
2340
LL898
1944-09-25
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Calais
0720
1040
LL898
1944-09-26
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Cap Gris Nez
1020
1315
LL898
1944-09-27
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Calais
0855
1215
LL898
1944-09-28
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Calais
0820
1135
LL898
1944-10-05
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Saarbrucken
1840
0100
LL898
1944-10-07
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Emmerich
1200
1555
LL898
1944-10-11
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Port Fredrick Hendrix
1445
1800
LL898
1944-10-12
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Port Fredrick Hendrix
0610
0930
LL898
1944-10-14
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Duisburg
0630
1050
LL898
1944-10-14
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Duisburg
0015
0520
LL898
1944-10-15
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Wilhelmshaven
1735
2135
LL898
1944-10-19
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Stuttgart
1645
0005
LL898
1944-10-23
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Essen
1630
2155
LL898
1944-10-28
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Cologne
1335
1840
LL898
1944-10-29
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Domburg
1130
1405
LL898
1944-10-30
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Cologne
1750
2330
LL898
1944-10-31
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Cologne
1755
2310
LL898
1944-11-02
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Dusseldorf
1630
2145
LL898
1944-11-04
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Bochum
1740
2225
LL898
1944-11-09
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Wanne Eickel
0805
1245
LL898
1944-11-11
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Dortmund/Hoesch
1600
2125
LL898
1944-11-16
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Duren
1300
1800
LL898
1944-11-27
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Freiburg
1620
2315
LL898
1944-11-29
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Dortmund
1245
1750
LL898
1944-12-28
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Munchengladbach
1545
2100
LL898
1944-12-29
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Gelsenkirchen
1520
2120

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