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Vickers-Armstrongs, Castle Bromwich

Built by:

Avro 683 Lancaster I

HK540

Contract:

LM621

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WS

H

HK540

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-03-01

Struck off:

1944-03-18

Fate:

Missing

Memorial:
Story
Kay Crew.jpg

Served with 9 Sqn. Unknown cause of loss or location.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bardney

Mission:

Stuttgart

Squadron:

9

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Flt Sgt

Rank

S/L

Sgt

F/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

R

NV

Backwell-Smith

37871

PoW

RAF

Sirman

1612116

PoW

RAFVR

HK

DR

R

B

EA

Sheasby

134586

Killed

RAFVR

Eley

J/86764

Killed

RCAF

West

1575466

Killed

RAFVR

Glover

1588485

Killed

RAFVR

Birrell

416923

Killed

RAAF

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
HK540
1944-03-01
9 Sqn
HK540
1944-03-16
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
HK540
1944-03-09
9
WS
K
Bardney
Marignane
2050
0631
HK540
1944-03-15
9
WS
K
Bardney
Stuttgart
1918
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