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PB172

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HW

W2

PB172

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-06-14

Struck off:

1944-08-03

Fate:

Crashed

Memorial:
Story

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

Killed

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

P/O

P/O

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Name

HHR

Reid

D

Judson

WJ

Smith

WA

MacDonald

KE

Nottage

SL

Krawchuk

CW

Martens

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Service No.

Service

RCAF

J/26681

RAFVR

1594312

RCAF

J/27489

R/176660

RCAF

1801172

RAFVR

RCAF

J/90763

J/90764

RCAF

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IBCC Link

Fate

Memorial

Flt Eng

Killed

Killed

PoW

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB172
1944-06-14
300 Sqn
PB172
1944-06-15
100 Sqn
PB172
1944-07-29
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB172
1944-07-14
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Revigny
2130
0557
PB172
1944-07-18
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Sannerville
0335
0720
PB172
1944-07-18
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Scholven
2300
0300
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
Stuttgart
2130
0600
PB172
1944-07-25
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Coquereaux
0700
1045
PB172
1944-07-28
100
HW
W
Grimsby
Stuttgart
2130
0155

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