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JA843

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

Works Order:

1943-07-07

Delivered:

Struck off:

Fate:

Shot Down

1944-01-31

LM621

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JA843

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Memorial:
Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Approaching the AP at 19,500 feet, received a direct hit from flak and fell out of control. At 13,000 feet the Lancaster exploded, throwing clear P/O Johnston, who was taken as POW.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Dunholme Lodge

Mission:

Berlin

44

Squadron:

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

A

Johnston

159045

GR

Parker

1803778

CH

SJ

JW

F

TM

Gow

1320000

Wareham

1204189

MacDonald

1135105

McRae

1822917

Jones

1414854

PoW

RAFVR

Killed

RAFVR

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JA843
1943-07-07
44 Sqn
JA843
1944-01-31
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JA843
1943-07-08
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Cologne
2253
0414
JA843
1943-07-09
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Gelsenkirchen
2256
0456
JA843
1943-07-12
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Turin
2244
0828
JA843
1943-07-24
44
KM
O
North Africa
Leghorn
2100
0532
JA843
1943-12-16
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
1655
0001
JA843
1943-12-20
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Frankfurt
1715
2255
JA843
1943-12-23
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
0020
0830
JA843
1943-12-29
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
1654
0020
JA843
1944-01-01
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
0010
0810
JA843
1944-01-02
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
2348
0819
JA843
1944-01-20
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
1637
0003
JA843
1944-01-21
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Magdeburg
1955
0300
JA843
1944-01-27
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
1728
0220
JA843
1944-01-28
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
0034
0848
JA843
1944-01-30
44
KM
O
Dunholme Lodge
Berlin
1656
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