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PB251

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PB251

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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:

1945-03-23

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Hit by flak during an attack on the Deutsche Erdolwerke refinery, the aircraft crashed near Albersdorf.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Spilsby

Mission:

Hamburg

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Killed

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

BF

Hennessy

A

Boothman

DH

Davies

K

Kay

JA

Lyons

GA

White

H

Richards

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Service No.

Service

RAFVR

187897

RAFVR

1594342

RAFVR

1600464

1548867

RAFVR

2203534

RAFVR

RAFVR

1590596

1836954

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
PB251
1944-07-01
32 MU
PB251
1944-07-12
44 Sqn
PB251
1945-03-22
Cat E
Click on date to see further details
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB251
1944-07-18
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Caen
0352
0728
PB251
1944-07-19
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Thiverny
1926
2345
PB251
1944-07-20
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Courtrai
2303
0234
PB251
1944-07-24
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Stuttgart
2139
0647
PB251
1944-07-25
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Stuttgart
2131
0633
PB251
1944-07-26
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Givors
2113
0637
PB251
1944-07-28
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Stuttgart
2204
0612
PB251
1944-07-30
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Cahagnes
0623
1200
PB251
1944-07-31
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Joigny Laroche
1718
2305
PB251
1944-08-01
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Siracourt
1515
1946
PB251
1944-08-02
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Trossy
1420
1855
PB251
1944-08-03
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Trossy
1142
1629

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