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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
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ME743
1944-05-26
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Gardening (Silverthorne)
2236
0445
ME743
1944-05-27
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Morsalines
2230
0220
ME743
1944-05-31
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Maisy
2303
0348
ME743
1944-06-02
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Wimereux
0001
0325
ME743
1944-06-05
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
La Pernelle
0122
0538
ME743
1944-06-06
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Gardening (Jellyfish)
2228
0333
ME743
1944-06-08
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Gardening (Cinnamon)
2203
0535
ME743
1944-06-09
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Etampes
2151
0301
ME743
1944-06-12
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Caen
2359
0450
ME743
1944-06-14
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Aunay
2226
0300
ME743
1944-06-16
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Beauvoir
2319
0310
ME743
1944-06-21
44
KM
G
Dunholme Lodge
Wesseling
2300
0348

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