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LM723

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Yeadon

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HW

H

LM723

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-08-28

Struck off:

1945-03-09

Fate:

Crashed

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Story

Served with 100 Sqn. Both port engines and petrol tanks damaged by flak just after bombing. Crash landed near Ghent on its 45th operation.

Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Elsham Wolds

Mission:

Cologne

Squadron:

100

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/S

F/S

F/S

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

WH

Evans

188950

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Safe

JJ

Paxton

1604610

Safe

RAFVR

JL

Pearson

1673277

Safe

RAFVR

AW

Dack

1615599

Safe

RAFVR

JG

Sutherland

1822540

Safe

RAFVR

KWJ

Hodges

1894035

Safe

RAFVR

F

Burdett

2222685

Safe

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
LM723
1944-08-28
100 Sqn
LM723
1944-10-08
Cat AC
LM723
1944-11-04
100 Sqn
LM723
1945-03-02
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
LM723
1944-10-05
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Saarbrucken
1845
0100
LM723
1944-10-07
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Emmerich
1205
1625
LM723
1944-11-16
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Duren
1315
1755
LM723
1944-11-18
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Wanne Eickel
1600
2110
LM723
1944-11-21
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Aschaffenburg
1530
2205
LM723
1944-11-27
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Freiburg
1610
2320
LM723
1944-11-29
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Dortmund
1205
1725
LM723
1944-12-03
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Urft Dam
0755
1240
LM723
1944-12-06
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Merseburg
1635
0050
LM723
1944-12-12
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Essen
1620
2145
LM723
1944-12-17
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Ulm
1515
2250
LM723
1944-12-21
100
HW
H
Grimsby
Bonn
1500
2045

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