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ME596

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

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ME596

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Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-01-07

Struck off:

1944-08-17

Fate:

Crashed

Memorial:
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Served with 61 Sqn. Crashed at Weiswampach in Luxemburg.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Russelheim

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Sgt

Sgt

P/O

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

P/O

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Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

GM

Taylor

R86737/J86732

RCAF

Killed

JK

Burnside

521847

RAF

Killed

AF

Nevin

R/171275/ J/89875

RCAF

Killed

J

Meek

J/23130

RCAF

PoW

S

Adair

1671613

RAFVR

Killed

W

Goulding

1190810

RAFVR

Killed

CC

Scrimshaw

957856/182431

RAFVR

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ME596
1944-01-07
AV Roe
ME596
1944-01-14
61 Sqn
ME596
1944-04-05
54 MU
ME596
1944-04-22
61 Sqn
ME596
1944-05-23
Cat AC
ME596
1944-06-17
61 Sqn
ME596
1944-08-12
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ME596
1944-03-22
61
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H
Coningsby
Frankfurt
1901
0109
ME596
1944-03-24
61
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H
Coningsby
Berlin
1852
0215
ME596
1944-05-19
61
QR
H
Skellingthorpe
Tours
2219
0435
ME596
1944-05-21
61
QR
H
Skellingthorpe
Duisburg
2242
0342
ME596
1944-05-22
61
QR
H
Skellingthorpe
Brunswick
2235
0525
ME596
1944-07-04
61
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H
Skellingthorpe
St Leu D'Esserent
2317
0352
ME596
1944-07-07
61
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H
Skellingthorpe
St Leu D'Esserent
2206
0308
ME596
1944-07-14
61
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H
Skellingthorpe
Villeneuve
2216
0444
ME596
1944-07-18
61
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H
Skellingthorpe
Caen
0343
0720
ME596
1944-07-20
61
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H
Skellingthorpe
Courtrai
2310
0214
ME596
1944-07-23
61
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H
Skellingthorpe
Kiel
2252
0413
ME596
1944-07-24
61
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H
Skellingthorpe
Stuttgart
2144
0546

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