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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
1944-06-27
61
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Skellingthorpe
Vitry
2141
0503
PA998
1944-06-29
61
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Skellingthorpe
Beauvoir
1200
1445
PA998
1944-08-16
61
QR
O
Skellingthorpe
Stettin
2101
0530
PA998
1944-08-18
61
QR
O
Skellingthorpe
Foret De L'Isle
1125
1625
PA998
1944-08-19
61
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Skellingthorpe
La Pallice
0525
1200
PA998
1944-08-25
61
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Skellingthorpe
Darmstadt
2101
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