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ED416

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69247/40

Works Order:

7671

EA

J

ED416

Delivered:

1942-12-17

Struck Off:

1943-09-09

Shot Down

Fate:

Story
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Memorial:

Served with 49 Sqn. Attacked by night fighter starting a fire in the bomb bay and port wing. Intercomm failed. Flight Engineer and Bomb Aimer were trying to open forward escape hatch when aircraft exploded.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Fiskerton

Mission:

Mannheim

Squadron:

49

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Service No.

Name

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

BW

FP

BN

WT

JO

WJ

Kirton

Wilby

Perry

Mathison

Davies

Batty

DW

Burdett

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PoW

1452153

RAFVR

Killed

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PoW

157573

RAFVR

Killed

998630

RAFVR

Killed

1289921

RAFVR

Killed

1575805

RAFVR

Killed

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