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ND987

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

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B

ND987

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Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-05-02

Struck off:

1944-06-29

Fate:

Fate

Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Night fighter victim. Crashed at Bienfay SSW of Abbeville, France.

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Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Prouville

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Fate

Service

Service No.

Name

IBCC Link

Memorial

J

Killed

RCAF

R153958/J85984

Kramer

NH

Killed

RAFVR

1864069

Shergold

RW

Killed

RAFVR

1323483/179369

Burkwood

CW

1549632

Greenaway

Killed

RAFVR

P

Killed

RAFVR

1556976

Donoghue

RF

Killed

RAFVR

1894491

Coleman

AN

2220416

Avery

Evaded

RAFVR

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ND987
1944-05-02
61 Sqn
ND987
1944-06-25
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ND987
1944-05-10
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Lille
2206
0112
ND987
1944-05-11
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Borg Leopold
2231
0238
ND987
1944-05-19
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Tours
2241
0455
ND987
1944-05-21
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Duisburg
2246
0332
ND987
1944-05-22
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Brunswick
2218
0450
ND987
1944-05-24
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Eindhoven
2307
0203
ND987
1944-05-27
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Nantes
2238
0353
ND987
1944-05-28
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
St-Martin-de-Varreville
2229
0229
ND987
1944-05-31
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Saumur
2320
0526
ND987
1944-06-03
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Ferme-D'Urville
2253
0235
ND987
1944-06-05
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
St Pierre-Du-Mont
0235
0653
ND987
1944-06-06
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Argentan
2322
0346

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