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RF176

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RF176

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

239/SAS/C4 ( C )

Works Order:

Delivered:

1945-02-27

Struck off:

1945-03-22

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
Story

Served with 50 Sqn and 61 Sqn. Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Estenfeld, near Wurzburg.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Wurzburg

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/L

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Name

HB

Grynkiewicz

WM

Ratcliffe

JL

Jones

EJ

Day

EW

Gibbs

GE

Gwalter

EW

Browne

Service No.

Service

49628

RAF

1591174

RAFVR

1653028

RAFVR

1581324

RAFVR

1335091

RAFVR

847206

RAF(Aux)

1256422

RAFVR

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
RF176
1945-02-28
50 Sqn
RF176
Unknown
61 Sqn
RF176
1945-03-17
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
RF176
1945-03-11
61
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Skellingthorpe
Essen
1209
1719
RF176
1945-03-12
61
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Skellingthorpe
Dortmund
1315
1925
RF176
1945-03-14
61
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Skellingthorpe
Lutzkendorf
1645
0247
RF176
1945-03-16
61
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Skellingthorpe
Wurzburg
1724
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