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PB342

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PB342

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

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Delivered:

1944-07-13

Struck off:

1947-11-11

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Memorial:
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Survived the war. Served with 61 Sqn, 617 Sqn, 1653 HCU. Converted to instructional airframe 5914M.

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB342
1944-07-13
61 Sqn
PB342
1944-07-25
Cat AC
PB342
1944-08-19
61 Sqn
PB342
1945-05-12
AV Roe
PB342
1945-05-12
61 Sqn
PB342
1945-06-04
617 Sqn
PB342
Unknown
AV Roe
PB342
1945-07-24
ex ROS
PB342
1946-03-30
Conv Instr A/F
5914M
PB342
1947-11-11
SOC
Click on date to see further details
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB342
1944-09-10
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Le Havre
1520
1853
PB342
1944-09-11
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Darmstadt
2049
0222
PB342
1944-09-12
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Stuttgart
1845
0143
PB342
1944-09-17
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Boulogne
0748
1118
PB342
1944-09-18
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Bremerhaven
1803
2319
PB342
1944-09-19
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Rheydt
1854
2338
PB342
1944-09-23
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Munster
1849
0008
PB342
1944-09-26
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Karlsruhe
0050
0702
PB342
1944-09-27
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Kaiserslautern
2154
0426
PB342
1944-10-05
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Wilhelmshaven
0748
1304
PB342
1944-10-06
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Bremen
1751
2229
PB342
1944-10-07
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Flushing
1221
1523

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