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LM623

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Yeadon

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HW

S

LM623

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-06-21

Struck off:

1945-02-23

Fate:

Crashed

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Story

Served with 460 Sqn and 100 Sqn. Crashed on its 58th operation with 100 Sqn.

Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Mission:

Chemnitz

Squadron:

100

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

TF

Townley

186704

PoW

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LL

Foster

613276

PoW

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JC

Cape

1569383

PoW

RAFVR

KF

Day

1813411

PoW

RAFVR

GF

Longley

1892757

PoW

RAFVR

EA

Emery

2221767

PoW

RAFVR

P

Garner

2226281

PoW

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
LM623
1944-06-21
460 Sqn
LM623
1944-07-19
Cat AC
LM623
1946-08-04
460 Sqn
LM623
1944-08-12
100 Sqn
LM623
1945-02-14
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
LM623
1944-09-12
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Frankfurt
1825
0120
LM623
1944-09-16
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Leeuwarden Aerodrome
0040
0350
LM623
1944-09-17
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Flushing
1630
1910
LM623
1944-09-20
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Calais
1510
1845
LM623
1944-09-23
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Neuss
1835
0010
LM623
1944-09-25
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Calais
0740
1150
LM623
1944-09-28
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Calais
0815
1125
LM623
1944-10-05
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Saarbrucken
1855
0100
LM623
1944-10-07
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Emmerich
1205
1610
LM623
1944-10-11
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Port Fredrick Hendrix
1450
1740
LM623
1944-10-12
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Port Fredrick Hendrix
0610
0915
LM623
1944-10-14
100
HW
S
Grimsby
Duisburg
0005
0530

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