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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
1944-11-06
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Gelsenkirchen
1155
1620
PB518
1944-11-09
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Wanne Eickel
0815
1300
PB518
1944-11-11
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Dortmund/Hoesch
1550
2115
PB518
1944-11-16
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Duren
1245
1735
PB518
1944-11-18
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Wanne Eickel
1550
2220
PB518
1944-11-27
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Freiburg
1605
2240
PB518
1944-11-29
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Dortmund
1210
1735
PB518
1944-12-04
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Karlsruhe
1650
2320
PB518
1944-12-06
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Merseburg
1630
0055
PB518
1944-12-12
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Essen
1625
2220
PB518
1944-12-15
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Ludwigshaven
1450
2125
PB518
1944-12-17
100
HW
P
Grimsby
Ulm
1525
2315

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