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PB196

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JE

D

PB196

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-06-21

Struck off:

1944-12-29

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story

Originally served with 90 Sqn as WP-A with the nose art "Kamloops Special". Was transferred to 195 Sqn at the end of November 1944, being attacked by a FW190 a fortnight later and exploding near Kempen.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wrattling Common

Mission:

Witten

Squadron:

195

Role

Pilot

Killed

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

F/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

AA

Kennedy

T

Leeming

JAE

Veglio

EJ

Seager

R

Hindersley

R

Taberner

JC

Bayton

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Service No.

Service

RNZAF

417067

RAFVR

2219210

RAFVR

162357

163586

RAFVR

1250293

RAFVR

RAFVR

2221328

3031437

RAFVR

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IBCC Link

Fate

Memorial

Flt Eng

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB196
1944-06-21
514 Sqn
PB196
1944-06-27
90 Sqn
PB196
1944-11-29
195 Sqn
PB196
1944-12-13
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB196
1944-12-04
195
JE
D
Witchford
Oberhausen
1143
1603
PB196
1944-12-06
195
JE
D
Witchford
Merseburg
1703
0020
PB196
1944-12-08
195
JE
D
Witchford
Duisburg
0842
1302
PB196
1944-12-11
195
JE
D
Witchford
Osterfeld
0833
1256
PB196
1944-12-12
195
JE
D
Witchford
Witten
1054
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