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PB725

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E

PB725

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-10-19

Struck off:

1944-11-16

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story

Served with 61 Sqn. The aircraft was shot down by 22-year-old Hauptmann Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the Stab/NJG 4, who had taken off from Dortmund-Brackel at around 19:00 hrs in Bf 110 G-4 G9+EF.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Gravenhorst

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

PoW

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

F/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

AR

Goodbrand

MW

Willey

JE

Talbot

SM

Macdonald

C

Brignell

J

Ryan

G

Fraser

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Service No.

Service

RAFVR

150497

RAFVR

3010441

RAFVR

1060663

J/35733

RCAF

1393046

RAFVR

RAFVR

1432798

1822053

RAFVR

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IBCC Link

Fate

Memorial

Flt Eng

PoW

Killed

PoW

Killed

Killed

PoW

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PB725
1944-10-19
50 Sqn
PB725
Unknown
61 Sqn
PB725
1944-11-06
Cat E
Click on date to see further details
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PB725
1944-11-01
61
QR
E
Skellingthorpe
Homberg
1339
1842
PB725
1944-11-02
61
QR
E
Skellingthorpe
Dusseldorf
1626
2143
PB725
1944-11-06
61
QR
E
Skellingthorpe
Gravenhorst
1618
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