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ME628

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

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KM

V

ME628

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-01-22

Struck off:

1944-07-01

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story
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Served with 44 Sqn. Shot down by Maj Paul Semrau (Stab II/NJG2) and crashed at Bellencombre.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Dunholme Lodge

Mission:

Pommerval

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

W/O

Flt Sgt

W/O

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

R

Oswald

1438718

RAFVR

Killed

JA

Hurley

1866943

RAFVR

PoW

AR

Shoebottom

R/130000

RCAF

Evaded

TW

White

1323132

RAFVR

Evaded

AJ

Richardson

910760

RAFVR

Killed

LJH

Hutchinson

1874082

RAFVR

Killed

RH

Sargent

1624840

RAFVR

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ME628
1944-01-22
AV Roe
ME628
1944-02-01
44 Sqn
ME628
1944-03-26
AV Roe
ME628
1944-03-29
44 Sqn
ME628
1944-04-27
AV Roe
Cat AC
ME628
1944-05-20
44 Sqn
ME628
1944-06-25
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ME628
1944-06-12
44
KM
V
Dunholme Lodge
Caen
0005
0430
ME628
1944-06-16
44
KM
V
Dunholme Lodge
Beauvoir
2322
0315
ME628
1944-06-21
44
KM
V
Dunholme Lodge
Wesseling
2311
0403
ME628
1944-06-24
44
KM
V
Dunholme Lodge
Pommereval
2235
'-

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