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ME595

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

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QR

Y

ME595

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Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-01-07

Struck off:

1944-10-15

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story
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Served with 61 Sqn. Claimed by SchW. Flak Abt 117(O), 4/schw Flak Abt 627 and 4/Schw Flak Abt 225. Crashed in a swamp two miles SE of Rieseberg.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Brunswick

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Pilot

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

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Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

NE

Hoad

1333898/143275

RAFVR

PoW

CS

Webb

1629973

RAFVR

Killed

KCW

Ball

1607004/153197

RAFVR

PoW

WH

Pullin

55233

RAF

PoW

GP

Boyd

1290787

RAFVR

Killed

N

England

1217807

RAFVR

PoW

CVC

Embury

1821623

RAFVR

PoW

S

184372

RAFVR

PoW

Cadman

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ME595
1944-01-07
AV Roe
ME595
1944-01-14
61 Sqn
ME595
1944-03-31
Cat AC
ME595
1944-05-05
61 Sqn
ME595
1944-05-31
Cat B
ME595
1944-08-15
AV Roe
ME595
1944-08-18
61 Sqn
ME595
1944-10-15
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ME595
1944-07-04
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
St Leu D'Esserent
2305
0310
ME595
1944-07-07
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
St Leu D'Esserent
2232
0252
ME595
1944-07-12
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
Culmont Chalyndrey
2206
0621
ME595
1944-07-14
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
Villeneuve
2217
0523
ME595
1944-07-18
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
Caen
0347
0730
ME595
1944-07-19
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
Thiverny
1915
2315
ME595
1944-07-20
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
Courtrai
2328
0224
ME595
1944-07-24
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
Donges
2228
0359
ME595
1944-07-25
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
St Cyr
1753
2158
ME595
1944-07-26
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
Givors
2143
0616
ME595
1944-07-28
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
Stuttgart
2203
0537
ME595
1944-07-30
61
QR
Y
Skellingthorpe
Cahagnes
0601
1031

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