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W4159

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

W4159

Y

WS

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-08-20

Struck off:

1943-01-09

Shot Down

Fate:

Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:
Story

Served with 9 Sqn (WS-Y). Shot down over Holland.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Waddington

Squadron:

9

Mission:

Duisburg

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

AD

MW

M

WT

G

PG

R

Foote

Stephenson

R/102678

Killed

RCAF

1088249

Killed

RAFVR

McKenzie

1334022

Killed

RAFVR

McLennan

Mitchell

1551036

Killed

RAFVR

1062559

Killed

RAFVR

Brogan

1393089

Killed

RAFVR

Wardrop

1366325

RAFVR

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4159
1942-08-20
9 Sqn
W4159
1943-01-08
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4159
1942-09-10
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Dusseldorf
2130
0140
W4159
1942-09-16
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Essen
2010
0210
W4159
1942-09-19
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Munich
2000
0350
W4159
1942-09-23
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Wismar
2220
0645
W4159
1942-09-29
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Gardening (Geranium)
2235
0620
W4159
1942-10-06
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Osnabruck
1919
2357
W4159
1942-11-06
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Genoa
2119
0753
W4159
1942-11-07
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Genoa
1757
0209
W4159
1942-11-09
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Hamburg
1754
0020
W4159
1942-11-22
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Stuttgart
1828
0145
W4159
1942-11-28
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Turin
1839
0227
W4159
1942-12-06
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Mannheim
1744
0209
W4159
1942-12-08
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Turin
1736
0055
W4159
1942-12-09
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Turin
1744
0211
W4159
1942-12-29
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Gardening (La Rochelle)
0141
0955
W4159
1943-01-08
9
WS
Y
Waddington
Duisburg
1720
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