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PB137

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LS

U

PB137

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-06-10

Struck off:

1944-12-04

Fate:

Lost without trace

Memorial:
Story

Served with 15 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mildenhall

Mission:

Heinsberg

Squadron:

15

Role

Pilot

Killed

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Bomb Aimer

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Rank

F/L

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

W/C

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Name

FG

Sanders

HJ

Bate

C

Stevenson

AS

Booth

DCN

Hearn

JJ

Franklin

H

Clayton

WDG

Watkins

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Service No.

Service

RNZAF

428796

RAFVR

1584852

RNZAF

429216

1801950

RAFVR

1471160

RAFVR

RAFVR

1313274

1133484

RAFVR

44828

RAF

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IBCC Link

Fate

Memorial

Flt Eng

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

PoW

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB137
1944-06-13
15 Sqn
PB137
1944-07-29
Cat AC
PB137
1944-08-12
15 Sqn
PB137
1944-11-16
Cat E
Click on date to see further details
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB137
1944-10-04
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Gardening (Anholt)
1658
0030
PB137
1944-10-05
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Saarbrucken
1843
0034
PB137
1944-10-06
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Dortmund
1623
2237
PB137
1944-10-07
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Kleve
1100
1533
PB137
1944-10-14
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Duisburg
2210
0326
PB137
1944-10-14
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Duisburg
0654
1135
PB137
1944-10-15
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Wilhelmshaven
1737
2144
PB137
1944-10-19
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Stuttgart
2205
0417
PB137
1944-10-22
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Neuss
1315
1736
PB137
1944-10-23
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Essen
1634
2213
PB137
1944-10-25
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Essen
1207
1657
PB137
1944-10-26
15
LS
U
Mildenhall
Leverkusen
1257
1738

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