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DS829

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

1943-10-11

Struck Off:

1944-03-21

Abandoned

Fate:

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DS829

Story
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Memorial:

Served with 426 Sqn, 432 Sqn, 426 Sqn. All became PoWs. Sgt Nicholls died of TB in Stalag Luft III of TB and was buried locally. Post war, unable to locate the grave, so is remembered on the Runnymede memorial.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Linton on Ouse

Mission:

Stuttgart

Squadron:

426

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

WO2

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

WO1

Sgt

WO2

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

CH

DW

RJ

WF

JA

EC

EW

McIlwain
Stead
Renneberg
Nicholls
Hillman
Brewer
Strauss

PoW

RCAF

PoW

PoW

RCAF

J/89450

PoW

RCAF

PoW

RCAF

PoW

RCAF

PoW

RCAF

Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
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