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NG396

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

239/SAS/C4 ( C )

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KM

G

NG396

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-12-09

Struck off:

1945-03-08

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 1661 HCU and 44 Sqn. The Lancaster is believed to have been hit by flak and to have crashed into the Baltic Sea.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Spilsby

Squadron:

44

Mission:

Sassnitz

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

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IBCC Link

Fate

Service

Service No.

Name

Memorial

BF

J/35891

Boyle

RCAF

Killed

WC

1521062

Thornton

RAFVR

Killed

J

994092

Pickup

RAFVR

Killed

WJC

1159069

Turner

RAFVR

Killed

TW

1821642

Doggart

RAFVR

Killed

JC

1607430

Smith

RAFVR

Killed

CJ

1898547

Hance

RAFVR

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
NG396
1944-12-10
1661 HCU
NG396
1945-01-03
44 Sqn
NG396
1945-03-07
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see further details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
NG396
1945-01-13
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Politz
1633
0336
NG396
1945-01-16
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Brux
1754
0252
NG396
1945-02-01
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Siegen
1606
2253
NG396
1945-02-02
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Karlsruhe
1943
0320
NG396
1945-02-07
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Ladbergen
2103
0338
NG396
1945-02-08
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Politz
1653
0229
NG396
1945-02-13
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Dresden
1806
0414
NG396
1945-02-19
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Bohlen
2356
0750
NG396
1945-02-20
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Gravenhorst
2139
0355
NG396
1945-02-21
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Gravenhorst
1705
2337
NG396
1945-02-24
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Ladbergen
1408
1831
NG396
1945-03-03
44
KM
G
Spilsby
Ladbergen
1848
0134

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