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NF988

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

239/SAS/C4 ( C )

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NF988

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-09-27

Struck off:

1945-02-22

Fate:

Shot Down

Story

Served with 50 Sqn (4 days) and 61 Sqn. Believed to have been hit by flak during an attack on a oil plant, the bale-out order was given but only the rear gunner escaped.

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Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Hamburg

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Flt Eng

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Rank

F/L

Flt Sgt

F/O

Flt Sgt

W/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

F/O

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Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

SE

Killed

RAFVR

Miller

131087

G

Killed

RAFVR

Mcchrystal

1520473

HA

Killed

RAFVR

Hunt

154281

RT

Killed

RAFVR

Galloway

1399222

GD

Killed

RAAF

Mummery

419732

IA

Killed

RAFVR

Hay

1593269

JE

PoW

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Norcutt

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HG

Killed

RAFVR

Underwood

150656

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
NF988
1944-09-05
50 Sqn
NF988
1944-10-01
61 Sqn
NF988
1945-03-08
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
NF988
1945-01-01
61
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Skellingthorpe
Gravenhorst
1649
2311
NF988
1945-01-04
61
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Skellingthorpe
Royan
0052
0709
NF988
1945-01-05
61
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Skellingthorpe
Houffalize
0040
0612
NF988
1945-01-07
61
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Skellingthorpe
Munich
1655
0202
NF988
1945-01-13
61
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Skellingthorpe
Politz
1653
0329
NF988
1945-01-16
61
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Skellingthorpe
Brux
1754
0315
NF988
1945-02-01
61
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Skellingthorpe
Siegen
1617
2225
NF988
1945-02-02
61
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Skellingthorpe
Karlsruhe
2005
0339
NF988
1945-02-07
61
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Skellingthorpe
Ladbergen
2110
0341
NF988
1945-02-08
61
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Skellingthorpe
Politz
1646
0239
NF988
1945-02-13
61
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Skellingthorpe
Dresden
1753
0404
NF988
1945-02-19
61
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Skellingthorpe
Bohlin
2315
0750

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