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NG178

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

239/SAS/C4 ( C )

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NG178

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Delivered:

1944-09-27

Struck off:

1947-05-07

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Memorial:
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Survived the war. Served with 61 Sqn, 1659 HCU, 279 Sqn (post war).

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
NG178
1944-09-27
61 Sqn
NG178
1944-10-15
58 MU
Cat AC
NG178
1944-12-10
61 Sqn
NG178
1945-05-24
1659 HCU
NG178
1945-09-05
279 Sqn
NG178
1945-09-27
20 MU
NG178
1947-05-07
SOC
Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
NG178
1945-03-03
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Ladbergen
1828
0015
NG178
1945-03-05
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Bohlen
1658
0301
NG178
1945-03-06
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Sassnitz
1827
0355
NG178
1945-03-11
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Essen
1156
1717
NG178
1945-03-12
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Dortmund
1328
1911
NG178
1945-03-14
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Lutzkendorf
1640
0255
NG178
1945-03-16
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Wurzburg
1749
2018
NG178
1945-03-20
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Bohlen
2342
0800
NG178
1945-03-23
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Wesel
1936
0120
NG178
1945-03-27
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Farge
1017
1500
NG178
1945-04-04
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Nordhausen
0620
1244
NG178
1945-04-08
61
QR
G
Skellingthorpe
Lutzkendorf
1829
0217

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