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LM720

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Yeadon

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LM720

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-09-01

Struck off:

1945-02-22

Fate:

Crashed

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Served with 61 Sqn. On return flew into a Radar mast on Bord Hill and crashed 01:21 15 Jan 1945 near Langham airfield, Norfolk. Poor weather conditions and the possibility that the crew may have received a garbled W/T message advising the destination of a diversionary airfield are thought to have been contributory factors in this tragic accident.

Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Leuna Merseburg

Squadron:

619

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

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

WG

Corewyn

178520

Killed

RAFVR

PR

Earl

1649851

Killed

RAFVR

RC

Battersby

1545932

Killed

RAFVR

EJ

Boakes

1586951

Killed

RAFVR

SJ

James

1583124

Killed

RAFVR

J

Douglas

1373345

Killed

RAFVR

R

Richardson

1590833

Killed

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
LM720
1944-09-01
61 Sqn
LM720
1945-01-16
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
LM720
1944-11-26
61
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D
Skellingthorpe
Munich
0006
0920
LM720
1944-12-04
61
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D
Skellingthorpe
Heilbronn
1609
2331
LM720
1944-12-11
61
QR
D
Skellingthorpe
Heimbach
1203
1715
LM720
1944-12-17
61
QR
D
Skellingthorpe
Munich
1619
0226
LM720
1944-12-17
61
QR
D
Skellingthorpe
Munich
1634
0152
LM720
1944-12-18
61
QR
D
Skellingthorpe
Gdynia
1702
1911
LM720
1944-12-21
61
QR
D
Skellingthorpe
Politz
1626
0300
LM720
1945-01-01
61
QR
D
Skellingthorpe
Dortmund
0746
1351
LM720
1945-01-07
61
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D
Skellingthorpe
Munich
1709
0140
LM720
1945-01-13
61
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D
Skellingthorpe
Politz
1635
0311
LM720
1945-01-14
61
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D
Skellingthorpe
Merseburg
1630
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