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DV295

Avro 683 Lancaster I/III

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

GO.122195

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UM

M2

DV295

Delivered:

1943-09-16

Struck Off:

1943-12-14

Crashed

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Initially allocated to 460 Sqn but transferred to 12 Sqn the following day. Also served with 100 Sqn (13 ops) and 626 Sqn. On return from op overshot airfield and crashed at Barton Bendish whilst trying to land at Marham.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Berlin

Mission:

626

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

KN

R

CF

FW

MA

J

MA

Windus
Lloyd
Martin
Thompson
MacFarlane
Welsh
May

420419

Killed

RAAF

1863637

Killed

RAFVR

1576759

Killed

RAFVR

658258

Killed

RAF

410357

Killed

RAAF

1001961

Killed

RAFVR

1439176

Killed

RAFVR

Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DV295
1943-09-23
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Mannheim
1918
0153
DV295
1943-09-27
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Hanover
1930
0025
DV295
1943-09-29
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Bochum
1846
2319
DV295
1943-10-01
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Hagen
1825
0007
DV295
1943-10-02
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Munich
1847
0316
DV295
1943-10-04
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Frankfurt
1825
0111
DV295
1943-10-07
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Stuttgart
2004
0407
DV295
1943-10-08
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Hanover
2242
0413
DV295
1943-10-18
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Hanover
1728
2239
DV295
1943-10-20
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Leipzig
1743
0005
DV295
1943-10-22
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Kassel
DV295
1943-11-03
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Dusseldorf
1734
2153
DV295
1943-11-10
100
HW
L
Grimsby
Modane
2054
0458
DV295
1943-11-26
626
UM
M2
Wickenby
Berlin
1715
0114
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