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ND948

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

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WS

H

ND948

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Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-04-23

Struck off:

1944-06-29

Fate:

Fate

Story

Served with 9 Sqn. Coned by searchlights at 12,000 feet soon after crossing the French coast and hit repeatedly by Flak. The bomb load was jettisoned but soon afterwards the Lancaster crashed at Yvrencheux (Somme), 15 km NE of Abbeville.

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Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bardney

Mission:

Prouville

Squadron:

9

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

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Fate

Service

Service No.

Name

IBCC Link

Memorial

RH

Killed

RAFVR

1510267/171334

Craig

CE

Killed

RAFVR

1851362

Hansford

GE

Killed

RAFVR

1331538

Freeman

K

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Hughes

PoW

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AR

Killed

RAFVR

1125814

Marwood

RR

PoW

RAAF

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Nightingale

DVG

1602814

Smith

Killed

RAFVR

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ND948
1944-04-23
9 Sqn
ND948
1944-06-25
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ND948
1944-05-28
9
WS
H
Bardney
St Martin de Varreville
2247
0251
ND948
1944-05-28
9
WS
H
Bardney
St Martin de Varreville
2247
0251
ND948
1944-05-28
9
WS
H
Bardney
St Martin de Varreville
2247
0251
ND948
1944-05-28
9
WS
H
Bardney
St Martin de Varreville
2247
0251
ND948
1944-05-31
9
WS
H
Bardney
Saumur
2336
0558
ND948
1944-06-03
9
WS
H
Bardney
Ferme D’Urville
2307
0246
ND948
1944-06-05
9
WS
H
Bardney
St Pierre Du Mont
0318
0703
ND948
1944-06-06
9
WS
H
Bardney
Argentan
2324
0321
ND948
1944-06-08
9
WS
H
Bardney
Rennes
2303
0530
ND948
1944-06-10
9
WS
H
Bardney
Orleans
2216
0346
ND948
1944-06-12
9
WS
H
Bardney
Poitiers
2234
0505
ND948
1944-06-14
9
WS
H
Bardney
Aunay Sur Odon
2229
0243

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