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NN697

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Austin Motors

Contract:

2827

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KM

R

NN697

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-05-25

Struck off:

1944-06-16

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Night fighter victim during an attack on a key rail junction close to Paris, the Lancaster crashing at Morigny-Champigny.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Dunholme Lodge

Mission:

Etampes

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

F/O

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Fate

Service

Service No.

Name

IBCC Link

Memorial

DE

Balsdon

LF

De’ath

FJ

Clubb

RSL

Walters

PB

White

GJ

Burns

EL

O’Neill

160069

RAFVR

Killed

1250525

RAFVR

Killed

423641

RAAF

Killed

RAFVR

Killed

1587139

419495

RAAF

Killed

1796555

RAFVR

Killed

RCAF

Killed

R/161795

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
NN697
1944-05-25
44 Sqn
NN697
1944-06-09
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
NN697
1944-06-02
44
KM
R
Dunholme Lodge
Wimereux
2354
0354
NN697
1944-06-05
44
KM
R
Dunholme Lodge
La Pernelle
0155
0620
NN697
1944-06-06
44
KM
R
Dunholme Lodge
Caen
0023
0524
NN697
1944-06-09
44
KM
R
Dunholme Lodge
Etampes
2203
'-

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