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DV397

Avro 683 Lancaster I/III

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.69275/40

Works Order:

GO.122195

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DV397

Delivered:

1943-11-16

Struck Off:

1944-03-27

Hit by flak

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Served with 61 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

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Berlin

Mission:

61

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

D

J

JM

AA

AW

HE

AW

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54303

Killed

RAF

1497501

Killed

RAFVR

422257

Killed

RAAF

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PoW

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1088330

Killed

RAFVR

1806043

Killed

RAFVR

2209399

Killed

RAFVR

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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DV397
1943-12-16
61
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Skellingthorpe
Berlin
DV397
1943-12-20
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Frankfurt
DV397
1943-12-23
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
DV397
1943-12-29
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
DV397
1944-01-01
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
DV397
1944-01-02
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
DV397
1944-01-05
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Stettin
DV397
1944-01-14
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Brunswick
DV397
1944-01-20
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
DV397
1944-01-21
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Magdeburg
DV397
1944-01-27
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
DV397
1944-01-28
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
DV397
1944-01-30
61
QR
W
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
DV397
1944-02-15
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Berlin
DV397
1944-02-19
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Leipzig
DV397
1944-02-20
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Stuttgart
DV397
1944-02-24
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Schweinfurt
DV397
1944-02-25
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Augsburg
DV397
1944-03-01
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Stuttgart
DV397
1944-03-10
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Chateauroux
DV397
1944-03-15
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Stuttgart
DV397
1944-03-18
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Frankfurt
DV397
1944-03-22
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Frankfurt
DV397
1944-03-24
61
QR
W
Coningsby
Berlin
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