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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
1944-08-05
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
St Leu D’Esserent
1116
1534
PB251
1944-08-06
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Bois de Cassan
0954
1344
PB251
1944-08-07
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Secqueville
2121
0121
PB251
1944-08-09
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Chatellerault
2039
0313
PB251
1944-08-12
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Brunswick
2110
0327
PB251
1944-08-14
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Brest
1806
2245
PB251
1944-08-15
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Deelen Airfield
1004
1348
PB251
1944-08-16
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Gardening
2100
0535
PB251
1944-08-18
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Foret de Lisle Adam II
1136
1624
PB251
1944-08-25
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Darmstadt
2029
2227
PB251
1944-08-26
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Konigsberg
2037
0644
PB251
1944-08-29
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Konigsberg
2031
0652

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