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LM729

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Yeadon

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LM729

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-09-12

Struck off:

1944-12-30

Fate:

Hit by flak

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Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Shot down by flak whilst flying S of Munchen.

Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Munich

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

W/O

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

ER

Newland

J/35848

Killed

RCAF

DT

Muir

1563302

Killed

RAFVR

P

Barlow

J/39368

Killed

RCAF

RW

Bennett

1579544

Killed

RAFVR

HA

Hales

421847

Killed

RAAF

HA

Tuck

1895120

Killed

RAFVR

CS

Joce

1881284

PoW

RAFVR

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
LM729
1944-09-12
61 Sqn
LM729
1944-10-20
Cat AC
LM729
1944-11-03
61 Sqn
LM729
1944-12-19
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
LM729
1944-10-19
61
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Skellingthorpe
Nuremberg
1738
0111
LM729
1944-11-02
61
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Skellingthorpe
Dusseldorf
1641
2017
LM729
1944-11-06
61
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Skellingthorpe
Gravenhorst
1642
2125
LM729
1944-11-11
61
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Skellingthorpe
Harburg
1631
2126
LM729
1944-11-16
61
QR
V
Skellingthorpe
Duren
1250
1737
LM729
1944-11-21
61
QR
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Skellingthorpe
Dortmund
1729
2341
LM729
1944-11-22
61
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Skellingthorpe
Trondheim
1616
0249
LM729
1944-12-04
61
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Skellingthorpe
Heilbronn
1639
2258
LM729
1944-12-06
61
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Skellingthorpe
Giessen
1650
2332
LM729
1944-12-08
61
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Skellingthorpe
Heimbach
0845
1300
LM729
1944-12-11
61
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Skellingthorpe
Heimbach
1210
1712
LM729
1944-12-17
61
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Skellingthorpe
Munich
1640
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