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ME743

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

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KM

G

ME743

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Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-03-31

Struck off:

1944-07-01

Fate:

Crashed

Memorial:
Story
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Served with 44 Sqn. Crashed in the sea.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Dunholme Lodge

Mission:

Marquis

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/L

Sgt

F/O

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

FX

Merrick

151469

RAFVR

Killed

RDJC

Carling

934352

RAFVR

Killed

J

Poulter

142340

RAFVR

Killed

RN

Bartlett

J/24141

RCAF

Killed

C

Dickinson

1511926

RAFVR

Killed

HP

Warll

R/206109

RCAF

Killed

JW

Thomas

1588612

RAFVR

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ME743
1944-03-31
AV Roe
ME743
1944-04-10
44 Sqn
ME743
1944-06-28
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ME743
1944-04-22
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Brunswick
2315
0547
ME743
1944-04-24
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Munich
2110
0726
ME743
1944-04-26
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Schweinfurt
2130
0633
ME743
1944-04-28
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Oslo, Kjeller
2108
0505
ME743
1944-05-01
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Toulouse
2128
0529
ME743
1944-05-03
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Mailly le Camp
2149
0323
ME743
1944-05-07
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Salbris
2150
0346
ME743
1944-05-09
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Gennevilliers
2204
0238
ME743
1944-05-11
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Bourg-Leopold
2227
0218
ME743
1944-05-19
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Amiens
2258
0326
ME743
1944-05-21
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Gardening (Forget-Me-Not)
2205
0440
ME743
1944-05-22
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Brunswick
2249
0441

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