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SW251

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KM

Pilot

SW251

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

Works Order:

Fate:

Crashed

Delivered:

1944-11-30

Struck off:

1945-02-08

Memorial:
Story

Served with 44 Sqn. The Lancaster came down at Staffort, Bruchsal, 18 km north-north-east Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Spilsby

Mission:

Karlsruhe

Squadron:

44

Role

X

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/L

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

TE

Gallivan

A

Balloch

OW

Armstrong

LH

Beaumont

SJ

Bowden

EC

Dufresne

DW

Johnson

Service No.

Service

J/11351

RCAF

710349

RhodAF

J/40427

RCAF

R/178844

RCAF

1458696

RAFVR

R/262929

RCAF

R/274586

RCAF

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
SW251
1944-11-30
AV Roe
SW251
1944-12-09
44 Sqn
SW251
1945-02-04
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
SW251
1945-01-01
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Ladbergen
0801
1325
SW251
1945-01-05
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Royan
0107
0753
SW251
1945-01-06
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Houffalize
0030
0624
SW251
1945-01-07
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Munich
1702
0237
SW251
1945-01-13
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Politz
1636
0303
SW251
1945-01-16
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Brux
1749
0306
SW251
1945-02-01
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Siegen
1614
2227
SW251
1945-02-02
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Karlsruhe
1948
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