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ME474

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Yeadon

Contract:

2019

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ME474

Works Order:

Delivered:

1945-02-14

Struck off:

1945-03-22

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story
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Served with 61 Sqn. Homeward-bound, after successfully completing the mission, crashed into the German Bight, off Heligoland, North Sea. Possibly night fighter.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Hamburg

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

FS

Farren

417951

RAAF

Killed

W

Mcmarth

1880264

RAFVR

Killed

TL

Benson

1565145

RAFVR

Killed

J

Sinclair

1677297

RAFVR

Killed

WSH

Tandy

642289

RAF

Killed

A

Lockett

1162477

RAFVR

Killed

N

Peckham

547928

RAF

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ME474
1945-02-24
61 Sqn
ME474
1945-03-08
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ME474
1945-03-03
61
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Skellingthorpe
Ladbergen
1846
0034
ME474
1945-03-05
61
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Skellingthorpe
Bohlen
1700
0302
ME474
1945-03-07
61
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Skellingthorpe
Hamburg
1750
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