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NG179

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

239/SAS/C4 ( C )

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C

NG179

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-09-28

Struck off:

1944-11-30

Fate:

Lost without trace

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 61 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Squadron:

61

Mission:

Trondheim

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Fate

Service

Service No.

Name

Memorial

TC

145058

James

RAFVR

Killed

R

1594944

Eke

RAFVR

Killed

HA

J/38196

Jeffreys

RCAF

Killed

BE

1651990

Longhurst

RAFVR

Killed

E

1199619

Morris

RAFVR

Killed

RJ

1817708

Sims

RAFVR

Killed

NG

1818121

Simpson

RAFVR

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
NG179
1944-09-28
61 Sqn
NG179
1944-10-20
54 MU
Cat AC
NG179
1944-11-02
61 Sqn
NG179
1944-11-22
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
NG179
1944-10-06
61
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P
Skellingthorpe
Bremen
1734
1925
NG179
1944-10-11
61
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P
Skellingthorpe
Flushing
1329
1610
NG179
1944-10-14
61
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P
Skellingthorpe
Brunswick
2258
0637
NG179
1944-10-19
61
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P
Skellingthorpe
Nuremberg
1740
0125
NG179
1944-11-06
61
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C
Skellingthorpe
Gravenhorst
1647
2125
NG179
1944-11-11
61
QR
C
Skellingthorpe
Harburg
1636
2207
NG179
1944-11-16
61
QR
C
Skellingthorpe
Duren
1226
1747
NG179
1944-11-21
61
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C
Skellingthorpe
Dortmund
1744
2314
NG179
1944-11-22
61
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C
Skellingthorpe
Trondheim
1555
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