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LM648

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Yeadon

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KM

K

LM648

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-07-14

Struck off:

1944-11-01

Fate:

Collided with PB428

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Story

Served with 49 Sqn (4 days) and 44 Sqn. Collided with 207 Squadron Lancaster III PB428 EM-T on return & crashed.

Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Spilsby

Mission:

Harborg

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

F/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

PAC

Caryer

161393

Killed

RAFVR

RD

Driscoll

1815438

Killed

RAFVR

CR

Grassie

J/39373

Killed

RCAF

DS

Arnett

154683

Killed

RAFVR

DL

Mitchell

422619

Killed

RAAF

D

Keen

2206220

Killed

RAFVR

J

Routledge

1591457

Killed

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
LM648
1944-07-14
49 Sqn
LM648
1944-08-18
44 Sqn
LM648
1944-11-11
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
LM648
1944-09-18
44
KM
K
Dunholme Lodge
Bremerhaven
1808
2310
LM648
1944-09-19
44
KM
K
Dunholme Lodge
Munchengladbach
1852
2331
LM648
1944-09-23
44
KM
K
Dunholme Lodge
Handorf
1850
0013
LM648
1944-09-26
44
KM
K
Dunholme Lodge
Karlsruhe
0052
0710
LM648
1944-10-05
44
KM
K
Spilsby
Wilhelmshaven
0807
1300
LM648
1944-10-06
44
KM
K
Spilsby
Bremen
1720
2222
LM648
1944-10-07
44
KM
K
Spilsby
Walcheren
1209
1449
LM648
1944-10-11
44
KM
K
Spilsby
Veere Flushing
1324
1551
LM648
1944-10-14
44
KM
K
Spilsby
Brunswick
2304
0605
LM648
1944-10-19
44
KM
K
Spilsby
Nurnberg
1714
0021
LM648
1944-10-24
44
KM
K
Spilsby
Gardening
1704
0105
LM648
1944-10-28
44
KM
K
Spilsby
Bergen
2213
0541

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