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PD222

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

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KM

U

PD222

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1944-07-03

Struck off:

1944-08-15

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Hit by flak and crashed.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Dunholme Lodge

Mission:

Brest

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

F/O

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

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Name

Fate

IBCC Link

Service

Service No.

Memorial

HG

Gilchrist

JG

Webb

DJ

Maguire

M

McAuley

RW

Mercer

DG

McNeilage

JM

McLeod

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J/25813

RCAF

Killed

568540

RAF

PoW

1671268

RAFVR

Killed

J/28898

RCAF

Killed

425714

RAAF

Killed

R/209169

PoW

RCAF

RCAF

Killed

R/151652

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PD222
1944-07-03
AV Roe
PD222
1944-07-24
44 Sqn
PD222
1944-08-15
Cat E
Click on date to see further details
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PD222
1944-07-28
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Stuttgart
2150
0105
PD222
1944-07-30
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Cahagnes
0606
1125
PD222
1944-07-31
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Joigny Laroche
1725
2307
PD222
1944-08-01
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
La Breteque
1646
2024
PD222
1944-08-02
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Trossy
1426
1852
PD222
1944-08-03
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Trossy
1148
1635
PD222
1944-08-05
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
St Leu D’Esserant
1107
1536
PD222
1944-08-07
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Secqueville
2140
0125
PD222
1944-08-09
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Chatellerault
2042
0307
PD222
1944-08-11
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Givors
2038
0527
PD222
1944-08-12
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Brunswick
2105
0319
PD222
1944-08-14
44
KM
U
Dunholme Lodge
Brest
1824
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