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ME725

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

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ME725

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Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-03-20

Struck off:

1944-12-14

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
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Served with 61 Sqn. Aircraft shot down by Ofw Peter Tiedermann from 10/NJG6 20 miles north of Giessen. One of three aircraft he claimed that night.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Giessen

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/L

F/L

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

CA

Donnelly

421844

RAAF

PoW

AH

Steers

1819122

RAFVR

Killed

JH

Vincent

413696

RAAF

PoW

RGD

Brock

1286271

RAFVR

PoW

FD

Green

432170

RAAF

PoW

L

Ayres

1505092

RAFVR

Killed

T

Kerrigan

1537753

RAFVR

PoW

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ME725
1944-03-20
AV Roe
ME725
1944-03-31
61 Sqn
ME725
1944-12-08
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ME725
1944-06-12
61
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G
Skellingthorpe
Poitiers
2238
0425
ME725
1944-06-14
61
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G
Skellingthorpe
Aunay
2223
0240
ME725
1944-06-15
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Chatellerault
2115
0321
ME725
1944-06-19
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Watten
2227
0025
ME725
1944-06-21
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Gelsenkirchen
2328
0353
ME725
1944-06-23
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Limoges
2259
0527
ME725
1944-06-24
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Prouville
2240
0315
ME725
1944-06-27
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Vitry
2158
0544
ME725
1944-06-29
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Beauvoir
1159
1541
ME725
1944-07-04
61
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G
Skellingthorpe
St Leu D'Esserent
2325
0334
ME725
1944-07-07
61
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G
Skellingthorpe
St Leu D'Esserent
2225
0310
ME725
1944-07-12
61
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G
Skellingthorpe
Culmont Chalyndrey
2145
0528

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