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ND447

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

1807

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PH

C

ND447

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Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-01-06

Struck off:

1944-03-20

Fate:

Fate

Story

Served with 626 Sqn (1 day) and 12 Sqn. The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Fritz Lau of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+CP from Saint-Dizier airfield in France.

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Memorial:
Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wickenby

Mission:

Stuttgart

Squadron:

12

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Pilot

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Rank

W/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

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Fate

Service

Service No.

Name

IBCC Link

Memorial

DR

Killed

RAFVR

1052000

Knowles

H

Killed

RAFVR

1684020

Jackson

HE

PoW

RAFVR

1204564

Edgley

SJ

1000377

Arnold

Killed

RAFVR

HJ

PoW

RAFVR

1578240

Sishton

A

Killed

RAFVR

1593233

Cross

EE

1626908

Bebington

Killed

RAFVR

AE

Killed

RCAF

J/85187

Hammond

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
ND447
1944-01-06
626 Sqn
ND447
1944-01-07
12 Sqn
ND447
1944-03-16
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
ND447
1944-01-20
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Berlin
1632
2335
ND447
1944-01-21
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Magdeburg
2013
0246
ND447
1944-01-27
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Berlin
1739
0221
ND447
1944-01-28
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Berlin
0012
0814
ND447
1944-01-30
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Berlin
1738
2135
ND447
1944-02-15
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Berlin
1721
0018
ND447
1944-02-19
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Leipzig
2320
0658
ND447
1944-02-20
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Stuttgart
2322
0716
ND447
1944-02-24
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Schweinfurt
2021
0423
ND447
1944-02-25
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Augsburg
ND447
1944-03-01
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Stuttgart
2304
0733
ND447
1944-03-15
12
PH
C
Wickenby
Stuttgart
1849
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