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LM359

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Yeadon

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QR

B

LM359

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1943-08-27

Struck off:

1944-04-29

Fate:

Shot down

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Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Outward-bound, the aircraft was hit by Longvic-based Flak and finished off by Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Schäffer of the 6./NJG 4 based at Dôle-Tavaux airfield.

Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Munich

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

CWJ

Newman

1389918

Killed

RAFVR

RCH

Jones

646212

Killed

RAF

C

Rattner

1386377

Evaded

RAFVR

EJ

Outram

1339346

Killed

RAFVR

RA

Taylor

1486979

Killed

RAFVR

ER

Alston

48871

Killed

RAF

RC

Gardner

1389521

Killed

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
LM359
1943-08-27
61 Sqn
LM359
1943-10-23
Cat AC
LM359
1944-01-15
61 Sqn
LM359
1944-04-25
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
LM359
1943-10-02
61
QR
B
Syerston
Munich
1831
0257
LM359
1943-10-03
61
QR
B
Syerston
Kassel
1845
0018
LM359
1943-10-04
61
QR
B
Syerston
Frankfurt
1824
0059
LM359
1943-10-07
61
QR
B
Syerston
Stuttgart
2019
0334
LM359
1943-10-08
61
QR
B
Syerston
Hanover
2308
0414
LM359
1943-10-18
61
QR
B
Syerston
Hanover
1749
2339
LM359
1943-10-20
61
QR
B
Syerston
Leipzig
1738
0059
LM359
1943-10-22
61
QR
B
Syerston
Kassel
1754
0029
LM359
1944-03-10
61
QR
B
Coningsby
Chateauroux
2000
2250
LM359
1944-03-15
61
QR
B
Coningsby
Stuttgart
1855
0304
LM359
1944-03-22
61
QR
B
Coningsby
Frankfurt
1842
0036
LM359
1944-03-24
61
QR
B
Coningsby
Berlin
1850
0213

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