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PB417

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KM

R

PB417

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-08-08

Struck off:

1945-03-08

Fate:

Ditched

Memorial:
Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Reportedly ditched in to the Wadden Sea, at the mouth of the Weser River, near Nordenheim, Lower Saxony.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Spilsby

Mission:

Harburg

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Safe

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

W/O

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

PW

Morgans

RPS

Sowerbutts

CH

Dayton

ND

Nicolle

PB

Brooks

I

Graham

EE

Barnes

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Service No.

Service

RhodAF

190402

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RhodAF

777620

55402

RAF

1853348

RAFVR

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1897297

RAFVR

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IBCC Link

Fate

Memorial

Flt Eng

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB417
1944-08-08
44 Sqn
PB417
1945-03-08
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB417
1945-01-06
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Houffalize
0047
0535
PB417
1945-01-07
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Munich
1656
0247
PB417
1945-01-13
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Politz
1631
0256
PB417
1945-01-14
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Merseburg
1614
0225
PB417
1945-01-16
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Brux
1748
0251
PB417
1945-02-01
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Siegen
1618
2250
PB417
1945-02-02
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Karlsruhe
1946
0312
PB417
1945-02-07
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Ladbergen
2105
0331
PB417
1945-02-08
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Politz
1652
0210
PB417
1945-02-13
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Dresden
1802
0410
PB417
1945-02-14
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Rositz
1645
0201
PB417
1945-02-19
44
KM
R
Spilsby
Bohlen
2353
0752

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