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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
1944-11-22
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Trondheim
1602
0303
PB342
1944-11-26
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Munich
0001
0237
PB342
1944-12-04
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Heilbronn
1637
2310
PB342
1944-12-06
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Giessen
1631
2333
PB342
1944-12-08
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Heimbach
0819
1308
PB342
1944-12-17
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Munich
1613
0215
PB342
1944-12-18
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Gdynia
1655
0251
PB342
1944-12-21
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Politz
1622
0248
PB342
1944-12-28
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Moss
1937
0252
PB342
1945-01-01
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Gravenhorst
1636
2359
PB342
1945-01-07
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Munich
1640
2245
PB342
1945-01-13
61
QR
B
Skellingthorpe
Politz
1636
0321

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