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PA998

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PA998

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-05-30

Struck off:

1944-08-26

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story

Served with 61 Sqn. The aircraft was shot down by Hauptmann Ernst Wallner of the 6./NJG 6, who had taken off from Mainz-Finthen airfield in Rheinland-Pfalz.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Darmstadt

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

P/O

P/O

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Name

ER

Church

D

Dunkley

SA

Fleming

WE

Lewis

T

Moffat

F

Kohut

AJ

Anderson

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Service

Service No.

J/24577

RCAF

1016933

RAFVR

J/26330

RCAF

R/65518

RCAF

1564978

RAFVR

R221903/J89386

RCAF

R196438/J90357

RCAF

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Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

Killed

PoW

PoW

PoW

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PA998
1944-05-30
61 Sqn
PA998
1944-06-29
Cat AC
PA998
1944-08-12
61 Sqn
PA998
1944-08-26
Cat E
Click on date to see further details
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PA998
1944-06-03
61
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Skellingthorpe
Ferme-D'Urville
2305
0250
PA998
1944-06-05
61
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Skellingthorpe
St Pierre-Du-Mont
0259
0654
PA998
1944-06-06
61
QR
O
Skellingthorpe
Argentan
2324
0320
PA998
1944-06-08
61
QR
O
Skellingthorpe
Rennes
2252
0504
PA998
1944-06-10
61
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Skellingthorpe
Orleans
2213
0334
PA998
1944-06-12
61
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Skellingthorpe
Poitiers
2218
0421
PA998
1944-06-14
61
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Skellingthorpe
Aunay
2227
0245
PA998
1944-06-15
61
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Skellingthorpe
Chatellerault
2138
0331
PA998
1944-06-19
61
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Skellingthorpe
Watten
2226
0026
PA998
1944-06-21
61
QR
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Skellingthorpe
Gelsenkirchen
2257
0319
PA998
1944-06-23
61
QR
O
Skellingthorpe
Limoges
2231
0503
PA998
1944-06-24
61
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Skellingthorpe
Prouville
2235
0149

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