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PB518

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HW

P

PB518

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Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-08-29

Struck off:

1945-01-12

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story

Served with 100 Sqn. Shot down on its 39th operation by Hptm Kurt-Heinz Weigel of 11./NJG 6 and crashed W of Stuttgart.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Grimsby

Mission:

Nuremburg

Squadron:

100

Role

Pilot

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Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

PM

Bunn

DJJ

Timms

RJ

Holford

RE

Marsh

JE

Benton

R

Poulsom

WC

Muir

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Service No.

Service

PoW

145838

RAF

546494

RAFVR

164051

163531

RAFVR

1867172

RAFVR

RAFVR

1831282

1821246

RAFVR

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IBCC Link

Fate

Memorial

Flt Eng

Killed

PoW

PoW

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB518
1944-08-29
100 Sqn
PB518
1945-01-03
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB518
1944-09-06
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Le Havre
1755
2100
PB518
1944-09-08
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Le Havre
0635
1015
PB518
1944-09-10
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Le Havre
1650
2020
PB518
1944-09-12
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Frankfurt
1845
0140
PB518
1944-09-16
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Leeuwarden Aerodrome
0035
0350
PB518
1944-09-17
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Flushing
1630
1925
PB518
1944-09-23
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Neuss
1850
2355
PB518
1944-09-25
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Calais
0730
1115
PB518
1944-09-26
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Cap Gris Nez
1035
1345
PB518
1944-09-27
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Calais
0845
1210
PB518
1944-10-03
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Westkepelle
1232
1529
PB518
1944-10-05
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Saarbrucken
1840
0035

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