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PB172

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

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HW

W2

PB172

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-06-14

Struck off:

1944-08-03

Fate:

Crashed

Memorial:
Story
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Served with 300 Sqn (1 day) and 100 Sqn. Hit by flak and crashed at Durmersheim on its 20th operation.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Mission:

Stuttgart

Squadron:

100

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

P/O

P/O

Service No.

Service

IBCC Link

Fate

Name

Memorial

HHR

Reid

D

Judson

WJ

Smith

WA

MacDonald

KE

Nottage

SL

Krawchuk

CW

Martens

Killed

RCAF

J/26681

Killed

RAFVR

1594312

Killed

RCAF

J/27489

R/176660

PoW

RCAF

Killed

1801172

RAFVR

Killed

RCAF

J/90763

J/90764

RCAF

Killed

Click on date to see further details
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB172
1944-06-22
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Reims
2240
0305
PB172
1944-06-24
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Les Hayons
1615
1915
PB172
1944-06-25
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Ligescourt
0735
1050
PB172
1944-06-27
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Vaires
0040
0515
PB172
1944-06-29
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Domleger
1155
1455
PB172
1944-06-30
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Vierzon
2220
0350
PB172
1944-07-02
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Oisement Neuville Au Bois
1215
1525
PB172
1944-07-04
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Orleans
2230
0425
PB172
1944-07-05
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Dijon
2110
0555
PB172
1944-07-06
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Foret du Croc
1900
2225
PB172
1944-07-07
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Caen
1950
2320
PB172
1944-07-12
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Tours
2130
0340
PB172
1944-07-14
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Revigny
2130
0557
PB172
1944-07-18
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Scholven
2300
0300
PB172
1944-07-18
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Sannerville
0335
0720
PB172
1944-07-20
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Courtrai
0005
0320
PB172
1944-07-23
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Kiel
2300
0350
PB172
1944-07-25
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Coquereaux
0700
1045
PB172
1944-07-25
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Stuttgart
2130
0600
PB172
1944-07-28
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Stuttgart
2130
0155
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