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ND552

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

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KM

X

ND552

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Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-01-27

Struck off:

1944-06-27

Fate:

Fate

Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Possible mid-air collision. Crashed into the grounds of a coal mine in Belgium.

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Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Dunholme Lodge

Mission:

Wesseling

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

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Fate

Service

Service No.

Name

IBCC Link

Memorial

NJ

Killed

RAAF

415556

Smith

JD

Killed

RAFVR

1589519

Barber

TS

Killed

RAFVR

142923

Calder

MWB

1612783

Steele

Killed

RAFVR

LH

Killed

RAFVR

1463968

Bozier

D

Killed

RAFVR

2205827

Blackie

RW

1807476

Brett

Killed

RAFVR

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ND552
1944-01-27
44 Sqn
ND552
1944-06-22
Cat E
Click on date to see further details
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ND552
1944-02-15
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
1721
0004
ND552
1944-02-19
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Leipzig
2342
0702
ND552
1944-02-24
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Schweinfurt
2020
0428
ND552
1944-02-25
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Augsburg
1838
0210
ND552
1944-03-01
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Stuttgart
2315
0705
ND552
1944-03-10
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Ossun
1957
0400
ND552
1944-03-15
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Stuttgart
1946
0320
ND552
1944-03-22
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Frankfurt
1822
0042
ND552
1944-03-24
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
1851
0145
ND552
1944-03-26
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Essen
1954
0051
ND552
1944-03-30
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Nuremberg
2204
0538
ND552
1944-04-10
44
KM
X
Dunholme Lodge
Tours
2304
0418

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