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NF912

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

239/SAS/C4 ( C )

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NF912

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-08-05

Struck off:

1945-02-16

Fate:

Crashed

Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Port engine cut on take off. Skilfully, S/L Horsley force landed on airfield but aircraft exploded.

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Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Siegen

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

S/L

W/O

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

HW

Killed

RAFVR

Horsley

1112409/68786

HJ

Killed

RAF

Pyke

575245

S

Killed

RAFVR

Fleet

1670353

VD

Killed

RAFVR

Merrow

1522918

L

Killed

RAFVR

Chapman

1576762

AA

Killed

RAF

Sherriff

514220

RT

Safe

RAFVR

Hoskisson

961858

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
NF912
1944-08-05
50 Sqn
NF912
1944-08-05
61 Sqn
NF912
1944-10-24
58 MU
Cat AC
NF912
1944-11-14
61 Sqn
NF912
1945-02-02
Cat E
Click on date to see further details
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
NF912
1944-08-09
61
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Skellingthorpe
Chatellerault
2101
0236
NF912
1944-08-11
61
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L
Skellingthorpe
Bordeaux
1159
1932
NF912
1944-08-12
61
QR
L
Skellingthorpe
Russelheim
2140
0258
NF912
1944-08-14
61
QR
L
Skellingthorpe
Brest
1753
2228
NF912
1944-08-15
61
QR
L
Skellingthorpe
Gilze-Rijen
1000
1336
NF912
1944-08-16
61
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Skellingthorpe
Stettin
2122
0112
NF912
1944-08-18
61
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L
Skellingthorpe
Foret De L'Isle
1142
1601
NF912
1944-08-19
61
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L
Skellingthorpe
La Pallice
0509
1140
NF912
1944-08-25
61
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Skellingthorpe
Darmstadt
2023
0504
NF912
1944-08-26
61
QR
L
Skellingthorpe
Konigsberg
1955
0659
NF912
1944-08-29
61
QR
L
Skellingthorpe
Konigsberg
2001
0702
NF912
1944-08-31
61
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L
Skellingthorpe
Rollencourt
1600
2002

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