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PB247

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PH

U

PB247

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-07-01

Struck off:

1944-08-15

Fate:

Crashed

Memorial:
Story

Served with 12 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wickenby

Mission:

Brunswick

Squadron:

12

Role

Pilot

Killed

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Pilot

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

P/O

W/O

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

F/L

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Name

RS

Hancox

DA

Nelson

TB

Booth

WE

Moore

RGW

Wareham

TE

Hayes

HA

Burt

CL

Morris

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Service No.

Service

RAFVR

172481

RAFVR

1823742

RAFVR

154279

798676

RAFVR

1650652

RAFVR

RCAF

R/204051

R/204069

RCAF

81055

RAFVR

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IBCC Link

Fate

Memorial

Flt Eng

Killed

Killed

Killed

PoW

PoW

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB247
1944-07-01
32 MU
PB247
1944-07-08
12 Sqn
PB247
1944-08-13
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB247
1944-07-17
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Caen
0350
0735
PB247
1944-07-18
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Scholven
2255
0308
PB247
1944-07-20
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Courtrai
2342
0312
PB247
1944-07-28
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Stuttgart
2126
0543
PB247
1944-07-30
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Gaumont
0615
1018
PB247
1944-07-31
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Foret de Nieppe
2207
0139
PB247
1944-08-02
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Les Catelliers
1539
1908
PB247
1944-08-03
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Trossy St Maximin
1145
1601
PB247
1944-08-04
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Pauillac
1318
2112
PB247
1944-08-05
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Blaye
1424
2241
PB247
1944-08-07
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Fontenoy le Marmion
2123
0051
PB247
1944-08-08
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Aire Sur Lys
2212
0117
PB247
1944-08-10
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Gardening (La Pallice)
2106
0345
PB247
1944-08-12
12
PH
U
Wickenby
Brunswick
2117
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