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PB117

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HW

D

PB117

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-06-05

Struck off:

1945-03-23

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story

Served with 460 Sqn and 100 Sqn. Shot down on its 32nd operation with 100 Sqn, crashing at Eysolden.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Mission:

Nuremburg

Squadron:

100

Role

Pilot

Killed

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/O

F/S

Sgt

F/S

Sgt

F/S

Sgt

Name

CJ

Cooper

DC

Stevens

CH

Weicker

JP

Edmondson

J

Mitchell

RJ

O'Reilly

GF

Hersey

Service No.

Service

RAFVR

187004

RAFVR

1522881

RCAF

R/183956

1673394

RAFVR

1822506

RAFVR

RCAF

R/267626

R/280892

RCAF

IBCC Link

Fate

Memorial

Flt Eng

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB117
1944-06-05
32 MU
PB117
1944-07-08
460 Sqn
PB117
1944-07-29
Cat AC
PB117
1944-08-17
460 Sqn
PB117
1944-09-17
Cat AC
PB117
1944-11-22
460 Sqn
PB117
1944-12-03
100 Sqn
PB117
1945-03-17
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB117
1945-01-28
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Stuttgart
1955
0300
PB117
1945-02-01
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Ludwigshaven
1600
2250
PB117
1945-02-02
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Wiesbaden
2100
0300
PB117
1945-02-07
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Cleve
1855
2030
PB117
1945-02-13
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Dresden
2120
0720
PB117
1945-02-14
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Chemnitz
2000
0500
PB117
1945-02-20
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Dortmund
2145
0420
PB117
1945-02-21
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Duisburg
1940
0140
PB117
1945-02-23
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Pforzheim
1605
2350
PB117
1945-02-28
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Neuss
0825
1005
PB117
1945-03-01
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Mannheim
1150
1810
PB117
1945-03-02
100
HW
D
Grimsby
Cologne
0650
1225

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