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PD279

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

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PD279

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-08-11

Struck off:

1945-12-28

Fate:

Scrapped

Memorial:
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Story

Survived the war. Served with 218 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mission:

Squadron:

Role

Rank

Name

Fate

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Service

Service No.

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PD279
1944-09-10
218
HA
W
Methwold
Le Havre
1602
1914
PD279
1944-09-12
218
HA
W
Methwold
Frankfurt
1833
0130
PD279
1944-09-17
218
HA
W
Methwold
Boulogne
1014
1300
PD279
1944-09-23
218
HA
W
Methwold
Neuss
1913
2319
PD279
1944-09-25
218
HA
W
Methwold
Calais
0831
1102
PD279
1944-10-03
218
HA
W
Methwold
Westkapelle
1230
1450
PD279
1944-10-14
218
HA
W
Methwold
Duisburg
0725
1121
PD279
1944-10-14
218
HA
W
Methwold
Duisburg2
2229
0020
PD279
1944-10-15
218
HA
W
Methwold
Wilhelmshaven
1802
2133
PD279
1944-10-23
218
HA
W
Methwold
Essen
1633
2154
PD279
1944-10-25
218
HA
W
Methwold
Essen
1304
1706
PD279
1944-10-26
218
HA
W
Methwold
Leverkusen
1308
1736
PD279
1944-10-30
218
HA
W
Methwold
Wesseling
0909
1346
PD279
1944-10-31
218
HA
W
Methwold
Bottrop
1152
1647
PD279
1944-11-02
218
HA
W
Methwold
Homburg
1128
1609
PD279
1944-11-04
218
HA
W
Methwold
Solingen
1136
1627
PD279
1944-11-05
218
HA
W
Methwold
Solingen
1114
1528
PD279
1944-11-11
218
HA
W
Methwold
Castrop Rauxel
0833
1307
PD279
1944-11-16
218
HA
W
Methwold
Heinsberg
1320
1730
PD279
1944-11-20
218
HA
W
Methwold
Homburg
1253
1727
PD279
1944-11-21
218
HA
W
Methwold
Homburg
1205
1645
PD279
1944-11-23
218
HA
W
Methwold
Gelsenkirchen
1245
1735
PD279
1944-11-26
218
HA
W
Methwold
Fulda
0820
1339
PD279
1944-11-27
218
HA
W
Methwold
Cologne
1230
1711
PD279
1944-11-29
218
HA
W
Methwold
Neuss
0253
0706
PD279
1944-12-04
218
HA
W
Methwold
Oberhausen
1155
1600
PD279
1944-12-08
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Duisburg
0840
1309
PD279
1944-12-11
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Osterfeld
0846
1248
PD279
1944-12-12
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Witten
1112
1607
PD279
1944-12-21
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Trier
1218
1748
PD279
1944-12-24
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Hangelar
1510
2035
PD279
1944-12-26
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
St Vith
1313
1716
PD279
1944-12-27
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Rheydt
1232
1634
PD279
1944-12-28
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Cologne/Gremberg
1154
1644
PD279
1944-12-31
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Vohwinkel
1119
1619
PD279
1945-01-01
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Vohwinkel
1602
2235
PD279
1945-01-03
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Castrop Rauxel
0943
1453
PD279
1945-01-05
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Ludwigshafen
1108
1720
PD279
1945-01-11
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Krefed
1110
1646
PD279
1945-01-13
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Saarbrucken
1137
1750
PD279
1945-01-15
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Erkenscwick
1132
1630
PD279
1945-01-16
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Wanne Eickel
-
-
PD279
1945-01-22
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Duisburg
1705
2208
PD279
1945-01-29
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Krefled
1018
1546
PD279
1945-02-01
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Munchen Gladbach
1324
1818
PD279
1945-02-02
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Wiesbaden
2107
0250
PD279
1945-02-03
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Dortmund
1634
2143
PD279
1945-02-08
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Hohenbudberg
0358
0834
PD279
1945-02-13
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Dresden
2148
0703
PD279
1945-02-18
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Wesel
1156
1645
PD279
1945-02-19
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Wesel
1311
1807
PD279
1945-02-20
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Dortmund
2203
0331
PD279
1945-02-25
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Kamen
0941
1455
PD279
1945-02-26
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Dortmund
1045
1557
PD279
1945-02-27
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Gelsenkirchen
1125
1721
PD279
1945-02-28
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Nordstern
0900
1409
PD279
1945-03-02
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Cologne
1256
1827
PD279
1945-03-04
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Wanne Eickel
0940
1431
PD279
1945-03-06
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Salzbergen
0837
1425
PD279
1945-03-19
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Gelsenkirchen
1331
1807
PD279
1945-03-21
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Munster
1010
1518
PD279
1945-03-22
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Bocholt
1110
1543
PD279
1945-03-23
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Wesel
1437
1900
PD279
1945-03-29
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Hallendorf
1244
1901
PD279
1945-04-04
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Leuna
1843
0239
PD279
1945-04-09
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Kiel
1956
0125
PD279
1945-04-13
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Kiel
2020
0037
PD279
1945-04-18
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Heligoland
1039
1531
PD279
1945-04-20
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Ossag
0951
1648
PD279
1945-04-29
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Manna
1308
1556
PD279
1945-04-30
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Manna
1709
2003
PD279
1945-05-01
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Manna
1352
1622
PD279
1945-05-02
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Manna
1135
1402
PD279
1945-05-03
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Manna
1130
1340
PD279
1945-05-04
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Manna
1129
1443
PD279
1945-05-07
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Manna
1139
1436
PD279
1945-05-10
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Exodus
0526
1102
PD279
1945-05-11
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Exodus
1410
2045
PD279
1945-05-12
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Exodus
1020
1615
PD279
1945-05-17
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Exodus
0855
1510
PD279
1945-05-23
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Exodus
0720
1235
PD279
1945-05-24
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Baedeker
0915
1315
PD279
1945-06-25
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Postmortem
0640
1150
PD279
1945-06-30
218
HA
W
Chedburgh
Baedeker
1235
1705

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