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PB436

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PB436

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-08-12

Struck off:

1944-08-30

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story

Allocated to 626 Sqn for 1 day then 61 Sqn. When crossing the Jylland peninsula on the return flight was hit by Flak and crashed at Gunderup Gaard farm at approx. 02:10.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Konigsberg

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Evaded

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

BF

Loneon

E

Harris

HWD

Wilson

FE

Finch

DA

Bragg

JC

Longhurst

WG

Winkley

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Service No.

Service

RAAF

421741

RAFVR

1081196

RAFVR

1398595

1320793

RAFVR

1864528

RAFVR

RAFVR

1897250

1836247

RAFVR

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IBCC Link

Fate

Memorial

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PoW

Evaded

PoW

PoW

PoW

PoW

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB436
1944-08-12
626 Sqn
PB436
1944-08-13
619 Sqn
PB436
1944-08-13
61 Sqn
PB436
1944-08-30
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB436
1944-08-18
61
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Skellingthorpe
Bordeaux
1607
2315
PB436
1944-08-25
61
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Skellingthorpe
Darmstadt
2037
0528
PB436
1944-08-26
61
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Skellingthorpe
Konigsberg
2021
0712
PB436
1944-08-29
61
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Skellingthorpe
Konigsberg
2019
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