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LM620

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Yeadon

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HW

K

LM620

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-06-12

Struck off:

1944-07-22

Fate:

Shot down

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Story

Served with 100 Sqn. It was shot down whilst attacking the synthetic oil refinery at Scholven on its 15th op, At around 0140 it was hit by flak and exploded. The aircraft crashed near Gelsenkirchen, where the crew were initially buried. They were later moved to Reichswald Forest Military Cemetery.

Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Mission:

Scholven

Squadron:

100

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

TG

Page

422999

Killed

RNZAF

D

Henderson

1823120

Killed

RAFVR

LC

Roots

1391821

Killed

RAFVR

Click

DM

Jones

1601614

Killed

RAFVR

Click

EW

Hayes

1580268

Killed

RAFVR

J

Todd

1343680

Killed

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R

Watson

1343714

Killed

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
LM620
1944-06-14
100 Sqn
LM620
1944-07-19
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
LM620
1944-07-14
100
HW
K
Grimsby
Revigny
2120
0542
LM620
1944-07-18
100
HW
K
Grimsby
Sannerville
0355
0745
LM620
1944-07-18
100
HW
K
Grimsby
Scholven
2304
0140

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