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PD373

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

2221

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KM

X

PD373

Works Order:

Delivered:

1944-09-30

Struck off:

1944-12-14

Fate:

Shot Down

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Shot down by night fighters.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Spilsby

Mission:

Heilbronn

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Cpt

Sgt

F/O

F/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

Fate

IBCC Link

Service

Service No.

Memorial

GW

Hirschfeld

AD

Lorrain

P

Yorke

DE

Murphy

HS

Jones

J

Storr

J

Mitchell

103929V

SAAF

Killed

1607608

RAFVR

Killed

160033

RAFVR

Killed

429472

RAAF

Killed

436051

RAAF

Killed

1431938

Killed

RAFVR

RAFVR

Killed

1514804

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
PD373
1944-10-09
AV Roe
PD373
1944-10-15
44 Sqn
PD373
1944-12-05
Cat E
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Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
PD373
1944-10-23
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Flushing
1513
1749
PD373
1944-10-28
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Bergen
2217
0514
PD373
1944-11-01
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Homburg
1344
1815
PD373
1944-11-02
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Dusseldorf
1637
2205
PD373
1944-11-04
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Ladbergen
1753
2259
PD373
1944-11-06
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Gravenhorst
1629
2235
PD373
1944-11-11
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Harburg
1643
2203
PD373
1944-11-16
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Duren
1249
1824
PD373
1944-11-21
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Gravenhorst
1748
2350
PD373
1944-12-04
44
KM
X
Spilsby
Heilbronn
1642
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