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Wxxxx Series

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Photo
Serial
Struck Off
Fate
Last Operation
Story
W4794
1944-05-12
Served with 12 Sqn and 1667 HCU.
W4795
1943-04-24
Crashed
Stettin
Served with 467 Sqn, 207 Sqn, 61 Sqn. Crashed near Renik airfield.
W4796
1943-01-05
Essen
Served with 101 Sqn.
W4797
1944-05-31
Served with 467 Sqn, 57 Sqn, 1688 HCU, 5 LFS.
W4798
1943-06-30
Shot Down
Cologne
Served with 467 Sqn, 207 Sqn, 61 Sqn. Shot down by a night-fighter (Maj. Walter Ehle of Stab II./NJG1, his 28th claim) at 01:18 hours and crashed at Pattern, north-east of Julich, Germany. His victory was challenged by flak but on 20 Dec 1944 he was confirmed as the victor.
W4799
1943-01-03
Missing
Dusseldorf
Served with 83 Sqn.
W4800
1943-01-11
Duisburg
Served with 50 Sqn.
W4815
1944-03-07
Served with 207 Sqn.
W4816
1943-01-29
Berlin
Served with 460 Sqn.
W4817
1943-01-28
Dusseldorf
Served with 460 Sqn.
W4818
1943-05-31
Dortmund
Served with 460 Sqn.
W4819
1943-02-03
Collided
Cologne
Served with 9 Sqn and 44 Sqn. Aircraft collided with a 102 Squadron Halifax W7882 DY-P at Luyksgestel (Noord Brabant) Netherlands, 20 km SSW of Eindhoven. Both aircraft had been hit by flak, this aircraft having been hit at 20.50hrs by 1.& 4./S.ABT,665 & 1./S.ABT591 & exploded in the air after colliding W7882. The wreckage from the Lancaster fell on Luyksgestel, the Halifax also exploded in mid-air and the wreckage fell on Hamont.

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