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ME579

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

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WS

A

ME579

Works Order:

Delivered:

1943-12-22

Struck off:

1944-06-13

Fate:

Crashed

Memorial:
Story
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Served with 9 Sqn. On return aircraft called Waddington D/F and passed a message, believed to be a request for weather report. This was repeated back for confirmation but the aircraft did not respond. Weather report repeated again 13 minutes late but aircraft still did not reply having crashed into trees near Belvoir Castle.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bardney

Mission:

Argentan

Squadron:

9

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

CR

King

1416217/176014

RAFVR

Killed

RI

Hood

1667076

RAFVR

Killed

JM

Stevenson

J/88349

RCAF

Killed

FN

Harder

1324291

RAFVR

Killed

NM

Hannah

1347355

RAFVR

Killed

WF

Smith

R/188673

RCAF

Killed

G

Hasson

652126

Survived

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ME579
1943-12-22
AV Roe
ME579
1944-01-02
9 Sqn
ME579
1944-04-22
Cat AC
ME579
1944-04-26
9 Sqn
ME579
1944-06-07
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ME579
1944-05-31
9
WS
A
Bardney
Saumur
0002
0149
ME579
1944-06-05
9
WS
A
Bardney
St Pierre Du Mont
0319
0712
ME579
1944-06-06
9
WS
A
Bardney
Argentan
2335
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