Lancasters issued to No. 166 squadron between September 1943 and April 1945
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Lancasters issued to No. 166 squadron between September 1943 and April 1945
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12 pages listing 204 aircraft that were flown by No. 166 Squadron. Six columns record each aircraft's registration number, the date received, where it came from, the code letters and details of it's loss or disposal. For some aircraft the number of hours flown is also recorded. The list is ordered by registration number. There are eight addenda, each giving further details about an individual aircraft and it's crew. The cover page has an image of a Lancaster carrying the code letters of No. 166 Squadron.
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[picture of Lancaster]
LANCASTERS issued to No. 166 Squadron from Sept. 1943 until April 1945.
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[underlined] DV 365. [/underlined] (Further details).
Was heavily attacked by enemy aircraft during a raid on Berlin 26-11-1943 & severely damaged. The rear gunner, Sgt. G.W. Meadows, was awarded an immediate CGM.
After repair, DV 365 was delivered to 576 Squadron as UL-Z2. & was posted missing over Duisburg 21/22-5-1944.
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Page 1. LANCASTER Aircraft operated by No. 166 Squadron from Sept. 1943 to Nov. 1945.
[Squadron crest]
[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] R 5552 [b] [inserted] APPROX. Nov. 1943. [/inserted] [c] [inserted] EX-97 SQDN. OF-P [/inserted] 20 MU. [d] AS-P2 [e] Crashed at Middleharnis, on Island of Overflakkie, Holland, during Op. to Frankfurt 20/21-12-1943. All killed.
[a] R 5862 [b] [inserted] Dec. 1943. [/inserted] [c] [inserted] EX-44 SQDN. KM-V [/inserted] 1660 HCU [d] AS-N2 [e] Shot down by night-fighter over Berlin 21-1-1944. All killed. [f] [inserted] 328 [/inserted]
[a] W 4780 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] 1656 HCU [d] AS-H2 [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Berlin 2/3-1-1944. [f] 34
[a] W 4966 [b] [inserted] Oct. 1943. [/inserted] [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-C2 [e] Damaged by Flak over Berlin 23-11-1943 & again over Dutch coast. Reached E. Anglia & crash-landed n/r Bradwell Bay airfield, Essex. No injuries [f] [inserted] 334 [/inserted]
[a] W 4994 [b] [inserted] Oct. 1943 [/inserted] [c] 12 Sqdn. [inserted] Ex PH-T [/inserted] [d] AS-S [e] To 1656 HCU as EK-N. Undercarriage folded when taxying 13-7-1945. Not repaired & s.o.c. 28-12-1945.
[a] W 4996 [b] Oct. 1943 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-R [e] Shot down during Op. to Berlin 27/28-1-1944. All killed.
[a] DV 180 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-W [e] Collided with another a/c near Berlin 29-1-1944 when homeward bound & exploded. 5 killed & 2 pow’s.
[a] DV 220 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [inserted] PH-L [/inserted] [d] AS-J [e] Shot down by a FW 190 during Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944. [f] 318
[a] DV 247 [c] 460 Sqdn. [d] AS-F [e] Hit by Flak during Op. to Berlin 26/27-11-1943. 5 baled out & became pow’s, but 2 A/G’s killed [f] [inserted] 146 [/inserted]
[a] DV 309 [b] Oct.1943 [c] Metro-Vic [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 550 Sqdn. [inserted] BQ-S [/inserted] early 1944. Shot down by night-fighter & crashed n/r Oosterwijk 22-5-1944. [f] 210
[a] DV 310 [b] Oct.1943 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To No.5 LFS (Lancaster Finishing School) at Syerston, Notts.
[a] DV 365 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-Z2 [e] Landed damaged at Ford 26-11-1943. No further details. [f] 150
[a] DV 367 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-T [e] Shot down by night-fighter n/r St-Cyr-L’Ecole during Op. to Versailles Rly. Yards. 7-6-1944. All killed & all were holders of DFC’s or DFM’s. [f] 362
[a] DV 386 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 576 Sqdn. as UL-E2. Lost without trace during Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944. [f] inserted] 120 [/inserted]
[a] DV 387 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-W [e] Crashed n/r Monchengladbach during Op. to Berlin 26/27-11-1943. All killed. [f] 4
[a] DV 404 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-Z [e] Probably shot down over Braunschweig by night-fighter 14/15-1-1944. 6 killed, 1 pow. [f] [inserted] 64 [/inserted]
[a] DV 406 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-Y [e] Shot down by night-fighter over Berlin 30-1-1944. 4 killed & 3 pow’s. [f] 52
[a] ED 327 [c] 101 Sqdn. [inserted] SR-C [/inserted] [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e]To 300 Sqdn. early 1944. Presumed crashed in the Baltic during Op. to Stettin. 29/30-8-1944. [f] 593
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] ED 366 [c] 46 MU. [d] AS-? [e] Crashed at Obermeiser during Op. to Kassel 22-10-1943. 6 killed, 1 pow. [f] 19
[a] ED 372 [b] [inserted] Sept. 1943. [/inserted] [c] 101 Sqdn. [inserted] SR-K [/inserted] [d] AS-? [e] Shot down at Gross-Girsen 27-9-1943 during Op. to Hannover. Was carrying a Cine Unit at the time. [f] 307
[a] ED 411 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] 57 Sqdn. [d] AS-B2 [e] Crashed n/r Diepholz 16-12-1943 during Op. to Berlin. All killed. [f] 7
[a] ED 422 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Hit trees when overshooting Kirmington during a training flight 16-11-1943 & burst into flames. 5 killed, 3 survivors. [inserted] ANOTHER RECORD GIVES DATE AS 11-7-1943. [/inserted] [f] 411
[a] ED 716 [c] 550 Sqdn. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 1667 CU. Struck off charge 2-6-1947.
[a] ED 731 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-Q [e] During home flight from Berlin, crashed n/r Kempen, Germany, 25-3-1944. 6 killed, 1 pow. [f] 576 70+Ops
[a] ED 841 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-L [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Berlin, crashing n/r Freudenberg 16-2-1944. 6 killed 1 pow [f] 270
[a] ED 875 [c] 97 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Returned early from Op. to Hannover 27-9-1943, crashed n/r Caistor, Lincoln. All killed.
[a] ED904 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Lost on Op. to Bochum 30-9-1943, crashing n/r Dortmund. All killed.
[a] ED 905 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-X [e] Later to 550 Sqdn. & 1656 CU. Swung on landing 20-8-1945 & undercarriage collapsed. s.o.c. Altogether completed 100 Ops with the 3 Sqdns. [f] 628
[a] ED 993 [c] 12 Sqdn. [inserted] PH-J [/inserted] [d] AS-? [e] Outbound from Kirmington 8-10-1943, a fire broke out in port outer. Whilst preparing to land back, the port inner cut & a/c crashed at 00-25. 5 killed. [f] [inserted] 140 [/inserted]
[a] EE 137 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-C2 [e] Crashed n/r Wienberg-Weser during Op. to Braunschweig 14/15-1-1944. 5 killed, 2 pow’s
[a] EE 193 [c] 57 Sqdn. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 550 Sqdn. as BQ-C. Crashed into the Baltic during Op. to Stettin 29/30-8-1944. All killed [f] [inserted] 300 [/inserted]
[a] EE 196 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Kassel 22/23-10-1943 & crashed at Brakelsiek, 6 killed.
[a] EE 200 [c] 7 Sqdn. [d] AS-F [e] Swung on take-off for Op. to Aulnoye 10-4-1944, crashed, caught fire & bomb-load exploded. Crew escaped but runway severely damaged. Remaining 17 a/c for the raid could not take off.
[a] JA 704 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS- [inserted] A [/inserted] [e] Crashed at Mahlerten during Op. to Hannover, 27/28-9-1943. 5 killed, 2 pow’s. [f] 180
[a] JA 712 [c] 83 Sqdn. [e] To 550 Sqdn. as BQ-H. Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Aachen 27/28-5-1944. 5 killed 2 pow [f] [inserted] 385 [/inserted]
[a] JA 865 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] 12 Sqdn. [d] AS-A [e] A/c burst into flames 23/24-11-1943 during Op. to Berlin & crashed at Lehnin. 2 killed, 5 pow’s [f] [inserted] 212 [/inserted]
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[underlined] All Aircrew Addenda's. [/underlined]
[underlined] Aircrews are listed in the following order : [/underlined]
1). Pilot.
2). Flight Engineer.
3). Navigator.
4). Bomb Aimer.
5). Wireless Operator.
6). Air Gunner.
7). Air Gunner.
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[underlined] Addenda to LM 176. [/underlined]
Crew. F/O. S.R. Hanna (RCAF)
Sgt. P. Morris
F/O. D.S. Howard (RCAF)
F/O. C.W. Mackllaier (RCAF)
W/O2. W.P. Wynnyk. (RCAF)
F/Sgt. Darling. (RCAF)
F/Sgt C.A. Fowler. (RCAF)
Most are buried in Harrogate (Stobefall [sic]) Cementery.
Aircraft had taken off at 16-24 hrs. & crashed on return to Kirmington at 23-14 hrs whilst trying to land.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] JB 142 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-P [e] Engine cut on air test 22-5-1944 & a/c crash-landed at Barnetby-le-Wold, WSW of airfield.
[a] JB 145 [c] 12 Sqdn. [d] AS-D [e] Crashed n/r Hannover during Op. to Berlin 2/3-12-1943. Only the Wop. survived (as a pow) [f] 177
[a] JB 151 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-O [e] Crashed at Welver during Op. to Frankfurt 22/23-3-1944. 4 killed 3 pow. [f] 164
[a] JB 297 [b] June 1944 [c] 405 Sqdn. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-B. Missing on Op. to Duisburg 14-10-1944. All killed. [f] 430
[a] JB 639 [c] 626 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Crashed 23-35 hrs at Barton-upon-Humber during return from Berlin 16-12-1943. All killed.
[a] JB 644 [b] June 1944 [c] 405 Sqdn. [d] AS-A2 [e] Homebound from Op. to Revigny 12/13-7-1944. was shot down by night-fighter at Chevillon. 5 killed 2 evd. [f] 335
[a] JB 649 [b] Jan. 1944 [c] 626 Sqdn. [d] AS-z [e] Lost during Op. to Stuttgart 25/26-7-1944. This a/c had completed at least 28 Operations. [f] 393
[a] LL 743 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-U [e] During Op. to Mailly-le-Camp 3/4-5-1944 crashed after passing through target area. 2 killed 5 pow. [f] 252
[a] LL 749 [b] Jan. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-J2 [e] Lost during Op. to Essen 26/27-3-1944. 6 killed 1 pow. [f] 59
[a] LL 896 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-R [e] Shot down at Montiers-sur-Sauix on homeward leg from Op. to Revigny 12/13-7-1944. 3 killed 4 evd. [f] [inserted] 216 [/inserted]
[a] LL 903 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-B [e] Shot down at Heiteren by Me 110 during Op. to Friedrichshafen 26/27-4-1944. 5 killed 2 pow. [f] 42
[a] LL 916 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-X [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Aachen 27/28-5-44. [f] 49
[a] LL 941 [c] 100 Sqdn. [e] To 103 Sqdn. as PM-E. Crashed at Jouy-le-Potier during Op. to Stuttgart 25-7-1944. 6 killed 1 pow. [f] [inserted] 179 [/inserted]
[a] LL 954 [b] May 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-E [d] Crashed n/r border of Germany & Holland during Op. to Dortmund 23-5-1944. 3 killed 4 pow [f] 44
[a] LM 126 [b] May 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-A2 [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Versailles 7/8-6-1944. Crashed n/r St.-Cry-L’Ecole. All killed. [f] 12
[a] LM 135 [b] May 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-N [e] Crashed at Mareil-le-Guvon during Op. to Acheres 10/11-6-1944. All killed. [f] 28
[a] LM 176 [b] June 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-X [e] On return to base from Op. to Karlsruhe & about to land 4-12-1944, spun & crashed at Brocklesby Park. All killed
[a] LM 289 [b] July 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-Y [e] On return from Op. to Lutzkendorf 4/5-4-1945 crashed n/r Mill Farm, Barnetby-le-Wold. 5 killed 2 injured.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] LM 312 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-K [e] Crashed during Op. to Leipzig 20/21-10-1943. All killed.
[a] LM 335 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-O [e] Swung on take-off for Op. to Schweinfurt 25-2-44 & ended up in a field. Damaged beyond repair [f] 341
[a] LM 341 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-B [e] Encountered severe icing when outbound to Leipzig 20/21-10-1943. Following a steep dive & loss of control starboard wing broke off. 6 killed 1 pow.
[a] LM 382 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-Q [e] Badly shot-up when outbound for Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944, Bomb load jettisoned & a/c crash-landed at Manston, Kent. All injured & a/c wrecked
[a] LM 385 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] Crashed at 23-59 hrs. at Caistor, Lincolnshire, 16-12-1943 on return from Op. to Berlin. All killed.
[a] LM 386 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-V [e] Crashed near Aubigny during Op. to Stuttgart 25/26-7-1944. All killed. [f] 413
[a] LM 388 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-W [e] When homeward bound from Op. to Revigny with bomb-load intact, was attacked by night-fighter & severely damaged. Crashed at Aube. 2 killed, 5 evd. [f] 335
[a] LM 390 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-F [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Magdeburg 21/22-1-1944. [f] 96
[a] LM 392 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 550 Sqdn. as BQ-J. Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Stuttgart 15/16-3-1944. All killed. [f] 155
[a] LM 521 [b] 10-4-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-F [e] Badly shot up by Me 109 during Op. to Aachen 27/28-5-1944 & subsequently wrecked in forced landing at Woodbridge airfield. [f] 74
[a] LM 529 [b] 1-4-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-I [e] Hit by flak, exploded & crashed n/r Wallers-Trelon, France, during Op. to Karlsruhe, 24/25-4-1944.
[a] LM 550 [b] 28-4-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-B [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-C in Oct. 1944. Completed 57 Ops. With 166 Sqdn & 51+ with 153, s.o.c. 15-5-47.
[a] LM 581 [b] May 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-X [e] Shot down over Holland by night-fighter during Op. to Gelsenkirchen 12/13-6-1944. All killed. [f] 83
[a] LM 586 [b] 17-5-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Crashed at Belleville-sur-Mer 28-6-1944 during attack on V-1 site at Chateau Bernapre. All killed.
[a] LM 651 [b] Oct. 1945 [c] 427 Sqdn. [e] To 22 MU in Nov. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
[a] LM 652 [b] 28-7-1944. [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-R [e] Crashed in the Baltic during a Gardening Op. (minelaying) 26/27-8-1944. All killed. [f] 89
[a] LM 687 [b] 16-8-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-N [e] Hit by flak during Op. to Nurnberg 2-1-1945. Crew baled out over France but rear-gunner killed.
[a] LM 689 [b] Mar. 1945 [c] 626 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] To 22 MU in Nov. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
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[underlined] Addenda to ME 318. [/underlined]
Crew. F/O. G.C. Clewley
Sgt. A.J. Taylor
F/O. A.J. Reid (RCAF)
F/Sgt. E.F. Williams (RCAF)
F/Sgt. J.A. Joyce (RAAF)
F/Sgt. J.A. Thyre (RCAF)
F/Sgt. R.J. Barr (RCAF)
F/O. Clewley, the only survivor, became a PoW, & the others are buried in Durnbach Cemetery.
Sgt. Taylor (39 years old) was amongst the oldest airman killed on Bombing Operations during 1944.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] LM 694 [b] 22-8-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-M2 [e] Crashed at Rye, Denmark, during a ‘Gardening’ Op. to Bay of Danzig. 26/27-8-1944. All killed.
[a] LM 722 [b] 2-9-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-D [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Neuss, 23/24-9-1944. [f] 46
[a] LM 750 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-R in Oct. 1944. Lost without trace on Gardening Op. to the Baltic. 3/4-3-1945.
[a] LM 752 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944. To 20 MU in mid-Oct. 1945. s.o.c. 28-8-1946.
[a] LM 754 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944. s.o.c. 9-10-1948.
[a] ME 296 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-V [e] Lost during Op. to Leitz to attack Synthetic-oil plant 16/17-1-1945. 2 killed, 5 pows.
[a] ME 297 [b] Oct.1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] To 22 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
[a] ME 318 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Lost during Op. to Karlsruhe 4/5-12-1944. 6 killed, 1 (pilot) pow.
[a] ME 428 [b] Feb. 1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 550 Sqdn. as BQ-O. Lost on Op. to Dresden 7/8-3-1945. 3 killed, 4 pows.
[a] ME 446 [b] Jan. 1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 13-12-1946.
[a] ME 447 [b] 17-1-1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Lost during Op. to Mannheim 1-3-1945. All killed.
[a] ME 499 [b] Feb. 1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-D [e] s.o.c. 6-12-1945.
[a] ME 500 [b] May 1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-P [e] To 22 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c.15-5-1947.
[a] ME 521 [b] 9-2-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-A [e] Struck by bomb over the target, Hannover, & crashed 12km. SSW of the city 25-3-1945. 3 killed, 4 pows.
[a] ME 624 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-X [e] Outbound on Op. to Nurnberg 30/31-3-1944 & shot down by night-fighter n/r Giessen. 6 killed, 1 pow. [f] [inserted] 83 [/inserted]
[a] ME 627 [b] 9-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-Z [e] Lost on Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944 All killed. [f] 11
[a] ME 635 [b] 5-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-C [e] Lost on Op. to Berlin 24/25-3-1944 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] ME 636 [b] 5-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-E [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Berlin, 15/16-2-1944, crashing at Jabel, n/r Waren. All killed.
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[underlined] Addenda to ME 647 [/underlined]
Crew. F/O J.A. Sherry (RCAF)
Sgt. A. Martin
F/O. M. Bernyk (RCAF)
F/O D.H. Bennett (RCAF)
F/Sgt. K. Surman
F/Sgt. C. Young (RCAF)
F/Sgt. J.C. Daze (RCAF)
The only crew member who managed to bale out was the rear gunner (J.C. Daze), who became a PoW.
Most, if not all, bodies were brought to Margraten in Holland for burial, but are now buried at the Nederweert War Cemetery.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] ME 637 [b] 5-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-F [e] Lost without trace on Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944. [f] 8
[a] ME 638 [b] 10-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-B [e] Shot down by a Ju.88 at Weidenhahn during Op. to Nurnberg 30/31-3-1944. 2 killed, 5 pows. [f] 77
[a] ME 639 [b] 10-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-A [e] Lost during Op. to Augsburg 25/26-2-1944 & believed to have crashed at Ranrupt. 4 killed 3 pow [f] 40
[a] ME 641 [b] 12-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-B [e] Took off for Op. to Schweinfurt 24-2-1944 but collided with Lanc. JB 547 (460 Sqdn) & crashed at Bully Hill, Mkt. Rasen, Lincs. 4 killed, 1 injured.
[a] ME 643 [b] 10-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-E [e] Op. to Mailly-le-Camp, 3/4-5-1944. Crashed while awaiting instructions to bomb. All killed. [f] 136
[a] ME 647 [b] 21-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-J [e] Crashed during Op. to Osterfeld 31-12-1944. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] ME 648 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] 300 Sqdn. [d] AS-J2 [e] Crashed at Niederlustadt during Op. to Ludwigshafen 1/2-2-1945. All killed.
[a] ME 686 [b] 11-3-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-V [e] Outbound on Op. to Nurnberg 30/31-3-1944 when shot down by night-fighter at Michelstrombach. All killed. [f] 12
[a] ME 720 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-X [e] Shot down by night-fighter over Switzerland during Op. to Friedrichshafen 27/28-4-1944. 5 killed 2 int. [f] 59
[a] ME 746 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-C later AS-R2 [d] [underlined] Completed 116 Ops. [/underlined] To 103 Sqdn. 12-11-1945. s.o.c. 20-2-1946.
[a] ME 748 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-Q [e] Lost during Op. to Duisburg 14/15-10-1944. All killed.
[a] ME 749 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-Z [e] Homebound from Op. to Mailly-le-Camp 3/4-5-1944 & shot down by night-fighter. 1 killed, 2 pow 4 evd.
[a] ME 775 [b] May 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-N [e] During Op. to Rly. Yards at Orleans 19/20-5-1944, crashed at Thoiry. 2 killed, 4 pows & 1 evd. [f] [inserted] 49 [/inserted]
[a] ME 777 [b] 20-5-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-K2 [e] Crashed at Zelhem during Op. to Gelsenkirchen 12/13-6-1944. All killed. [f] 53
[a] ME 806 [b] May 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-J2 [e] Returning to base from Op. to oil storage depot at Pauillac 5-8-1944, collided with 166 Sqdn. PD 227 & crashed into the sea. All killed. PD 227, though damaged, landed safely at Kirmington.
[a] ME 812 [b] May 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-F [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-F in Oct. 1944. .To 20 MU in Sept. 1945. s.o.c. 25-10-1946. [underlined] Completed 104 Ops. [/underlined] (53 with 166 & 51 with 153).
[a] ME 829 [b] 30-5-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-G [e] Crashed at Dusseldorf during Op. to Neuss 23/24-9-1944. 4 killed, 3 pows.
[a] ME 835 [b] 4-6-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-T [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Bochum 4/5-11-44 [f] 389
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] ME 839 [b] June 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-N [e] During Op. to Trossay 3-8-1944, shot down by flak just N. of target. 5 killed, 1 pow & 1 evd. [f] [inserted] 138 [/inserted]
[a] ND 366 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 460 Sqdn. as AR-? Homeward bound from Op. to Magdeburg 21/22-1-1944 stbd. engine cut due to loss of fuel & crashed n/r Caistor, Lincs.
[a] ND 382 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-Z [e] Crashed at Fretzdorf during Op. to Berlin 28/29-1-1944. All killed. (Crew were on their 29th sortie) [f] 63
[a] ND 399 [b] Jan. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-R [e] During Op. to Gelsenkirchen 12/13-6-1944, shot down by night-fighter & crashed n/r Apeldoorn All killed. [f] 300
[a] ND 401 [b] Jan. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-D [e] Crashed at Treuenbrietzen when homebound from Op. to Berlin 24/24-3-1944 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] ND 405 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] 550 Sqdn. [d] AS-[inserted] C [/inserted] [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 30-9-1947.
[a] ND 506 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-F later AS-L2 [e] Lost during Op. to Pforzheim 23/24-2-1945. 5 killed, 2 pow.
[a] ND 579 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-M [e] Shot down by night-fighter & crashed into the sea off Holland during Op. to Duisburg 21/22-5-1944. 5 killed, 1 pow & 1 evd.
[a] ND 614 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-A [e] On return from Op. to Keil 23/24-7-1944, undercarriage collapsed when landing & a/c wrecked. [f] 304
[a] ND 620 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-I [e] Last heard on W/T at 22-27 hrs 24-3-1944 giving wind-speed & direction during Op. to Berlin. 2 pow
[a] ND 621 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-U [e] When homebound from Op. to Revigny 14/15-7-44, crashed n/r Aube. All killed (Crew on 29th sortie.)
[a] ND 623 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-F [e] To 32 MU & converted for Flight-Refuelling trials. Overshot landing at Staverton & hit trees. 11-10-45.
[a] ND 625 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-S [e] During Gardening Op. to Danzig Bay 9/10-4-1944, crashed into the sea off Zealand Island. All killed. [f] 78
[a] ND 626 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-O [e] Lost without trace during ‘Gardening’ Op. to the Frisian Islands, Heligoland, 26/27-10-1944. [f] 519
[a] ND 628 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-Y [e] Crashed n/r Rheinhausen, on E. bank of the Rhine, during Op. to Stuttgart 24/25-7-1944. All killed. [f] 256
[a] ND 634 [b] 15-7-1944 [c] 460 Sqdn. [d] AS-U [e] Believed to have crashed n/r Olbronn, NNE of Pforzheim during Op. to Stuttgart 24/25-7-1944. All killed
[a] ND 635 [b] 21-2-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-M [e] Lost during Op. to Nurnberg 2/3-1-1945. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] ND 651 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-G [e] During Op. to Calais to bomb a coastal battery 2-6-1944, was shot down in target area. All killed.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] ND 678 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] 32 MU. [d] AS-Q [e] Believed to have crashed into the sea during Op. to bomb strong points at Caen 7-7-1944. All killed. [f] 219
[a] ND 705 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-F [e] Presumed to have crashed into the sea off Belgium during Op. to Frankfurt 18/19-3-1944. All killed.
[a] ND 707 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Lost during Op. to Lutzkendorf 4/5-4-1945 to bomb synthetic oil plant at Wintershall. All killed.
[a] ND 757 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 153 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944 & later to 1656 CU. Overshot landing at Lindholme & undercarriage collapsed 15-1-1945.
[a] ND 798 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-C [e] Shot down by night-fighter when outbound on Op. to Nurnberg 30/31-3-1944, crashing at Griesenbach 3 killed, [underlined] 5 [/underlined] pow. [f] 5
[a] ND 806 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] Damaged by night-fighter returning from Op. to Friedrichshafen 28-4-1944, crash-landing at Woodbridge. No injuries.
[a] ND 825 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-J2 [e] Shot down by night-fighter, Granges-sur-Volognes, during Op. to Friedrichshafen 27/28-4-44. All killed. [f] 68
[a] ND 857 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] Damaged 7-10-1944. To 15 MU in Aug. 1945. s.o.c. 21-5-1947.
[a] ND 956 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-I [e] Crashed at Goudriann, Holland, during Op. to Duisburg 21/22-5-1944. 5 killed, 2 pow.
[a] ND 996 [b] May 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-N [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Aachen 27/28-5-1944 & crashed at Stahe, on the border of Holland & Germany. All killed. [f] 19
[a] NE 112 [b] May 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-M [e] Crashed at Abbeville during Op. to Agenville rocket storage depot, 31-8-44. 2 killed, 3 pow & 2 evd [f] 208
[a] NE 113 [b] May 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-H [e] To 153 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944. s.o.c. 29-10-1946.
[a] NE 114 [b] 6-5-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-S [e] Crashed n/r Dusseldorf during Op. to Dortmund 22/23-5-1944. 5 killed, 2 pow. [f] 29
[a] NE 170 [b] 21-5-1944 [c] 32 MU. [d] AS-I [e] Crashed at Fillievres (Pas-de-Calais) during Op. to Agenville rocket-storage depot, 31-8-1944. 3 killed & 4 evd. [f] 266
[a] NF 974 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-R [e] Lost during Op. to Frankfurt 12/13-9-1944. 5 killed, 2 pow.
[a] NF 986 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-P [e] Returning to base from Op. to Bochum 4/5-11-1944 hit trees at Croxley, crashed & burned. 1 killed 3 inj [f] 143
[a] NG 114 [b] 3-9-1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-S [e] Crashed at Hilden, n/r Dusseldorf, on Op. to benzol plant at Dortmund, 24-3-1945. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] NG 115 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] [deleted] AS-? [/deleted] [e] To 103 Sqdn. then to 57 Sqdn. in Nov. 1945. To 39 MU in May 1946. s.o.c. 15-1-1947.
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[underlined] Addenda to NG297. [/underlined]
Crew. F/O F.J. Booth
Sgt. J.G. Sherburn
F/Sgt B.H. Smith (RAAF)
F/Sgt P.A.J. Offord
F/Sgt P.G. Cullen
Sgt. C.A. Nixon
Sgt. T.A. Rodgers
Originally, all the crew were buried locally but have since been interned at Rheinberg War Cemetery.
[underlined] Addenda to NG303. [/underlined]
Crew. F/O J.N. Carson (RCAF)
Sgt. L. Conway
F/O R. Carswell (RAAF)
F/Sgt. H.N. Dickey (RAAF)
Sgt. R.J. Tredger (RAAF)
Sgt. V.F.W. Parsons (RAAF)
Sgt. G.V. McDonald (RAAF)
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] NG 136 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-Z [e] To 100 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944. s.o.c. 8-6-1949 after use in gun trials.
[a] NG 165 [b] Jan 1945 [c] 550 Sqdn. [d] AS-J [e] To 38 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 22-5-1947.
[a] NG 183 [b] 15-10-1944 [c] 576 Sqdn. [d] AS-D [e] Crashed n/r the Hansa Bergwerk in Dortmund during Op. to that city 20/21-2-1945. All killed.
[a] NG 185 [c] Arm. Whit. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-A. Crashed during Op. to Duisburg 22/23-1-1945. All killed.
[a] NG 200 [b] 5-10-1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-V [e] During Op. to Freiburg 27/28-11-1944, crashed in the target area. All killed. [f] 92
[a] NG 254 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [e] To 100 Sqdn. s.o.c. 22-9-1949.
[a] NG 255 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-? [e] s.o.c. 17-10-1945.
[a] NG 290 [b] Jan. 1945 [c] 550 Sqdn. [d] AS-B [e] Believed to have crashed n/r town of Munsingen during Op. to Munchen 7/8-1-1945. All killed.
[a] NG 297 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-K2 [e] Crashed in the target area of Koln 24/25-12-1944. All killed.
[a] NG 303 [b] 9-11-1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-P [e] Turned back early from Op. to Koblenz 22-12-1944 &, attempting to land at Leeming, Yorks., crash-landed just beyond runway. No injuries.
[a] NG 304 [b] 9-11-1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-? [e] Dived into the ground on overshoot at Kirmington 8-10-1945.
[a] NG 391 [b] Jan. 1945 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-M [e] Lost on Op. to Ludwigshafen 1/2-2-1945. 4 killed, 3 pow.
[a] NN 707 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Austin Motors [d] AS-K2 [e] To 103 Sqdn., & later to 57 Sqdn. s.o.c. 3-4-1946.
[a] NN 713 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Austin Motors [e] To 103 Sqdn. & in Feb. 1945 to 1660 CU. s.o.c. 28-3-1946.
[a] NN 763 [b] Dec. 1944 [c] Austin Motors [d] AS- [inserted] F [/inserted] [e] To 38 MU 13-12-1945. s.o.c. 3-9-1947.
[a] NN 770 [b] Dec. 1944 [c] Austin Motors [d] AS- [inserted] R [/inserted] [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
[a] PA 168 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] Vic. Arm. [e] To 153 Sqdn. s.o.c. 20-9-1946.
[a] PA 179 [b] 7-11-1944 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-A [e] Lost on Op. to Dortmund 20/21-2-1945. All killed.
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[underlined] F/O K.P. Muncer, DFC, pilot of PA 234, AS-M. [/underlined]
F/O Muncer was found, minus his left arm, & he [deleted] as [/deleted] [inserted] was [/inserted] attended by a German farmer’s wife who arranged his admission to hospital. Meanwhile, a French prisoner found the severed arm, removed the inscribed watch & sent it to the Red Cross.
Subsequently, the watch was returned to F/O Muncer who, in 1947, was instrumental in obtaining the early release of the German farmer’s son, himself a PoW in England.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] PA 231 [b] Feb. 1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-? [e] To 1656 CU at Lindholme in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 18-2-1946.
[a] PA 234 [b] 6-2-1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-M [e] Crashed n/r Grosshabersdorf during Op. to Nurnberg 16/17-3-1945. 5 killed, 2 pow. (* See note re-F/O Muncer.)
[a] PA 236 [b] Feb.1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-B2 [e] Dived into the ground at Barnetby Wold Farm on approach to Kirmington. 30-7-1945. All killed.
[a] PA 305 [b] Mar 1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-? [e] To 15 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 19-5-1947.
[a] PA 308 [b] 29-3-1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-W [e] Belly-landed at Coningsby 4-9-1945.
[a] PA 320 [b] Apr. 1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-Y [e] To 100 Sqdn. as HW-S in Dec. 1945. To 22 MU in March 1946. s.o.c. 9-6-1947.
[a] PA 321 [b] 31-3-1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-? [e] To 38 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 3-9-1947.
[a] PB 153 [b] June 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-J2 [e] Possibly crashed at Elsenz, n/r Eppingen, during Op. to Nurnberg 16/17-3-1945. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] PB 242 [b] 29-6-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Intercepted by Ju.88 on Op. to Neuss 23/24-9-1944, severely damaged & rear gunner killed. Crash-landed at Manston, Kent. [f] 271
[a] PB 515 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-N in Oct. 1944. Collided with 150 Sqdn. Lanc. NG 421 IQ-N shortly after take-off for Op. to Nurnberg 2-1-1945, both crashing at Sudbrook, Lincs. All 14 killed.
[a] PB 632 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] Severely damaged on Op. to Emmerich 7-10-1944. To 38 MU in Feb. 1945. s.o.c. 22-5-1947.
[a] PB 633 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-J. Collided with another Lanc. during Op. to Ulm 17/18-12-1944. Partially abandoned before crashing at Laon. 4 killed.
[a] PB 635 [c] 576 Sqdn. [inserted] UL-C2. [/inserted] [d] AS-G [e] During Op. to Nurnberg 2/3-1-1945, hit by AA fire & crashed n/r Poitiers, France. All killed.
[a] PB 638 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-O. Lost on Op. to Stuttgart 28/29-1-1945. All killed.
[a] PB 639 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-I. Lost on Op. to Dusseldorf 2/3-11-1944. All killed.
[a] PB 642 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-W. Lost on Op. to Nurnberg 16/17-3-1945. All killed.
[a] PB 648 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] 625 Sqdn. [d] AS-B [e] Crashed n/r the Belgium/German border during Op. to Duren 16-11-1944. All killed.
[a] PB 896 [c] 186 Sqdn. [d] [inserted] AS- [/inserted] [e] s.o.c.6-12-1945.
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[underlined] Addenda to PD 397. [/underlined]
Crew. F/L J.M. Barrass
Sgt. S. Marshall
W/O. R.A. Dove (RAAF)
F/Sgt. D.M.L. O’Halloran (RAAF)
F/Sgt. L.R. Ayres
F/Sgt. R. Bolt
Sgt. R.E. McCann
The only crew member who managed to bale out was the rear gunner (R.E. McCann), who became a PoW.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] PB 926 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 156 Sqdn. then to 49 Sqdn. Became 5966M at Empire Radio School in July 1946.
[a] PD 202 [b] June 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-R2 [e] Believed to have exchanged fire with 103 Sqdn. Lanc ND 993 PM-I 12/13-7-1944 during Op. to Revigny, shooting each other down. A/c crashed at St. Dizier. All killed. [f] 22
[a] PD 224 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-K2 [e] Lost on Op. to Duisberg 14-10-1944. All killed. [f] 89
[a] PD 226 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-U [e] Crashed in the Baltic during a ‘Gardening’ Op. to the area 29/30-8-1944. All killed. [f] 88
[a] PD 227 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-? [e] With 10 crew aboard for a Fighter Affiliation training flight with Hurricane LF 390 12-10-1944, the a/c collided & both crashed n/r Hemswell airfield. All killed. [f] 131
[a] PD 239 [b] 4-8-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-Z [e] Lost on Op. to Emmerich 7-10-1944. All killed. [f] 144
[a] PD 260 [b] 9-4-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-N [e] Lost on Op. to Braunschweig 12/13-8-1944. All killed [f] 11
[a] PD 261 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-S [e] Lost on Op. to Stettin 29/30-10-1944. All killed. [f] 47
[a] PD 310 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-? [e] To 100 Sqdn. in Dec. 1945. To 22 MU in May 1946 s.o.c. 2-6-1947.
[a] PD 335 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [e] To 103 Sqdn., then to 57 Sqdn. in Nov. 1945. s.o.c. 3-6-1947.
[a] PD 343 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [e] To 550 Sqdn. Missing on transit flight Italy – UK 29-9-1945.
[a] PD 365 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-X [e] Lost on Op. to Hildesheim to attack railway yards 22-3-1945. All killed.
[a] PD 384 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-H [e] Overshot onto the Limber-Caistor Road when landing back at base on return of Op. to Hidesheim 22-3-1945. s.o.c. 2-3-1948.
[a] PD 385 [b] Oct. 1944[c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-W [e] Lost on Op. to Ludwigshafen 1-2-1945. All killed.
[a] PD 394 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-P [e] Damaged 26-12-1944. (Op. to St. Vith?). Lost on Op. to Chemnitz 14/15-2-1945. All killed.
[a] PD 397 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-V [e] Lost on Op. to Koln 24-12-1944, crashing in the target area. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] RA 501 [b] Dec. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-N [e] Severely damaged by flak on Op. to Dortmund 20/21-2-1945 & crash-landed at Manston, Kent. Damaged beyond repair.
[a] RA 589 [b] Mar. 1945 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-? [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] RA 592 [b] Mar. 1945 [c] Metro. Vic. [e] To 100 Sqdn. [inserted] AS HW-M2 [/inserted] s.o.c. 25-5-1947.
[a] RF 154 [b] 22-2-1945 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-B [e] Crashed during Op. to Nurnberg 16/17-3-1944. 1 killed, 6 pow.
[a] RF 158 [b] 22-2-1945 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-? [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 21-6-1947.
[a] RF 211 [b] 19-3-1945 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-M [e] To 5 MU 11-12-1945. s.o.c. 18-8-1947.
[a] RF 244 [b] Apr. 1945 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-? [e] To Anti-Torpedo Development Unit at Gosport in Jan. 1946. s.o.c. 29-8-1946.
[a] SW 278 [b] Jan. 1945 [c] Metro. Vic [d] AS-V [e] During a training flight on 3-7-1945, dived into the Bristol Channel. All killed.
LANCASTERS issued to No. 166 Squadron from Sept. 1943 until April 1945.
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[underlined] DV 365. [/underlined] (Further details).
Was heavily attacked by enemy aircraft during a raid on Berlin 26-11-1943 & severely damaged. The rear gunner, Sgt. G.W. Meadows, was awarded an immediate CGM.
After repair, DV 365 was delivered to 576 Squadron as UL-Z2. & was posted missing over Duisburg 21/22-5-1944.
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[Squadron crest]
[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] R 5552 [b] [inserted] APPROX. Nov. 1943. [/inserted] [c] [inserted] EX-97 SQDN. OF-P [/inserted] 20 MU. [d] AS-P2 [e] Crashed at Middleharnis, on Island of Overflakkie, Holland, during Op. to Frankfurt 20/21-12-1943. All killed.
[a] R 5862 [b] [inserted] Dec. 1943. [/inserted] [c] [inserted] EX-44 SQDN. KM-V [/inserted] 1660 HCU [d] AS-N2 [e] Shot down by night-fighter over Berlin 21-1-1944. All killed. [f] [inserted] 328 [/inserted]
[a] W 4780 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] 1656 HCU [d] AS-H2 [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Berlin 2/3-1-1944. [f] 34
[a] W 4966 [b] [inserted] Oct. 1943. [/inserted] [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-C2 [e] Damaged by Flak over Berlin 23-11-1943 & again over Dutch coast. Reached E. Anglia & crash-landed n/r Bradwell Bay airfield, Essex. No injuries [f] [inserted] 334 [/inserted]
[a] W 4994 [b] [inserted] Oct. 1943 [/inserted] [c] 12 Sqdn. [inserted] Ex PH-T [/inserted] [d] AS-S [e] To 1656 HCU as EK-N. Undercarriage folded when taxying 13-7-1945. Not repaired & s.o.c. 28-12-1945.
[a] W 4996 [b] Oct. 1943 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-R [e] Shot down during Op. to Berlin 27/28-1-1944. All killed.
[a] DV 180 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-W [e] Collided with another a/c near Berlin 29-1-1944 when homeward bound & exploded. 5 killed & 2 pow’s.
[a] DV 220 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [inserted] PH-L [/inserted] [d] AS-J [e] Shot down by a FW 190 during Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944. [f] 318
[a] DV 247 [c] 460 Sqdn. [d] AS-F [e] Hit by Flak during Op. to Berlin 26/27-11-1943. 5 baled out & became pow’s, but 2 A/G’s killed [f] [inserted] 146 [/inserted]
[a] DV 309 [b] Oct.1943 [c] Metro-Vic [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 550 Sqdn. [inserted] BQ-S [/inserted] early 1944. Shot down by night-fighter & crashed n/r Oosterwijk 22-5-1944. [f] 210
[a] DV 310 [b] Oct.1943 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To No.5 LFS (Lancaster Finishing School) at Syerston, Notts.
[a] DV 365 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-Z2 [e] Landed damaged at Ford 26-11-1943. No further details. [f] 150
[a] DV 367 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-T [e] Shot down by night-fighter n/r St-Cyr-L’Ecole during Op. to Versailles Rly. Yards. 7-6-1944. All killed & all were holders of DFC’s or DFM’s. [f] 362
[a] DV 386 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 576 Sqdn. as UL-E2. Lost without trace during Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944. [f] inserted] 120 [/inserted]
[a] DV 387 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-W [e] Crashed n/r Monchengladbach during Op. to Berlin 26/27-11-1943. All killed. [f] 4
[a] DV 404 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-Z [e] Probably shot down over Braunschweig by night-fighter 14/15-1-1944. 6 killed, 1 pow. [f] [inserted] 64 [/inserted]
[a] DV 406 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] Metro-Vic. [d] AS-Y [e] Shot down by night-fighter over Berlin 30-1-1944. 4 killed & 3 pow’s. [f] 52
[a] ED 327 [c] 101 Sqdn. [inserted] SR-C [/inserted] [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e]To 300 Sqdn. early 1944. Presumed crashed in the Baltic during Op. to Stettin. 29/30-8-1944. [f] 593
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] ED 366 [c] 46 MU. [d] AS-? [e] Crashed at Obermeiser during Op. to Kassel 22-10-1943. 6 killed, 1 pow. [f] 19
[a] ED 372 [b] [inserted] Sept. 1943. [/inserted] [c] 101 Sqdn. [inserted] SR-K [/inserted] [d] AS-? [e] Shot down at Gross-Girsen 27-9-1943 during Op. to Hannover. Was carrying a Cine Unit at the time. [f] 307
[a] ED 411 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] 57 Sqdn. [d] AS-B2 [e] Crashed n/r Diepholz 16-12-1943 during Op. to Berlin. All killed. [f] 7
[a] ED 422 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Hit trees when overshooting Kirmington during a training flight 16-11-1943 & burst into flames. 5 killed, 3 survivors. [inserted] ANOTHER RECORD GIVES DATE AS 11-7-1943. [/inserted] [f] 411
[a] ED 716 [c] 550 Sqdn. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 1667 CU. Struck off charge 2-6-1947.
[a] ED 731 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-Q [e] During home flight from Berlin, crashed n/r Kempen, Germany, 25-3-1944. 6 killed, 1 pow. [f] 576 70+Ops
[a] ED 841 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-L [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Berlin, crashing n/r Freudenberg 16-2-1944. 6 killed 1 pow [f] 270
[a] ED 875 [c] 97 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Returned early from Op. to Hannover 27-9-1943, crashed n/r Caistor, Lincoln. All killed.
[a] ED904 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Lost on Op. to Bochum 30-9-1943, crashing n/r Dortmund. All killed.
[a] ED 905 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-X [e] Later to 550 Sqdn. & 1656 CU. Swung on landing 20-8-1945 & undercarriage collapsed. s.o.c. Altogether completed 100 Ops with the 3 Sqdns. [f] 628
[a] ED 993 [c] 12 Sqdn. [inserted] PH-J [/inserted] [d] AS-? [e] Outbound from Kirmington 8-10-1943, a fire broke out in port outer. Whilst preparing to land back, the port inner cut & a/c crashed at 00-25. 5 killed. [f] [inserted] 140 [/inserted]
[a] EE 137 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-C2 [e] Crashed n/r Wienberg-Weser during Op. to Braunschweig 14/15-1-1944. 5 killed, 2 pow’s
[a] EE 193 [c] 57 Sqdn. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 550 Sqdn. as BQ-C. Crashed into the Baltic during Op. to Stettin 29/30-8-1944. All killed [f] [inserted] 300 [/inserted]
[a] EE 196 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Kassel 22/23-10-1943 & crashed at Brakelsiek, 6 killed.
[a] EE 200 [c] 7 Sqdn. [d] AS-F [e] Swung on take-off for Op. to Aulnoye 10-4-1944, crashed, caught fire & bomb-load exploded. Crew escaped but runway severely damaged. Remaining 17 a/c for the raid could not take off.
[a] JA 704 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS- [inserted] A [/inserted] [e] Crashed at Mahlerten during Op. to Hannover, 27/28-9-1943. 5 killed, 2 pow’s. [f] 180
[a] JA 712 [c] 83 Sqdn. [e] To 550 Sqdn. as BQ-H. Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Aachen 27/28-5-1944. 5 killed 2 pow [f] [inserted] 385 [/inserted]
[a] JA 865 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] 12 Sqdn. [d] AS-A [e] A/c burst into flames 23/24-11-1943 during Op. to Berlin & crashed at Lehnin. 2 killed, 5 pow’s [f] [inserted] 212 [/inserted]
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[underlined] All Aircrew Addenda's. [/underlined]
[underlined] Aircrews are listed in the following order : [/underlined]
1). Pilot.
2). Flight Engineer.
3). Navigator.
4). Bomb Aimer.
5). Wireless Operator.
6). Air Gunner.
7). Air Gunner.
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[underlined] Addenda to LM 176. [/underlined]
Crew. F/O. S.R. Hanna (RCAF)
Sgt. P. Morris
F/O. D.S. Howard (RCAF)
F/O. C.W. Mackllaier (RCAF)
W/O2. W.P. Wynnyk. (RCAF)
F/Sgt. Darling. (RCAF)
F/Sgt C.A. Fowler. (RCAF)
Most are buried in Harrogate (Stobefall [sic]) Cementery.
Aircraft had taken off at 16-24 hrs. & crashed on return to Kirmington at 23-14 hrs whilst trying to land.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] JB 142 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-P [e] Engine cut on air test 22-5-1944 & a/c crash-landed at Barnetby-le-Wold, WSW of airfield.
[a] JB 145 [c] 12 Sqdn. [d] AS-D [e] Crashed n/r Hannover during Op. to Berlin 2/3-12-1943. Only the Wop. survived (as a pow) [f] 177
[a] JB 151 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-O [e] Crashed at Welver during Op. to Frankfurt 22/23-3-1944. 4 killed 3 pow. [f] 164
[a] JB 297 [b] June 1944 [c] 405 Sqdn. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-B. Missing on Op. to Duisburg 14-10-1944. All killed. [f] 430
[a] JB 639 [c] 626 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] Crashed 23-35 hrs at Barton-upon-Humber during return from Berlin 16-12-1943. All killed.
[a] JB 644 [b] June 1944 [c] 405 Sqdn. [d] AS-A2 [e] Homebound from Op. to Revigny 12/13-7-1944. was shot down by night-fighter at Chevillon. 5 killed 2 evd. [f] 335
[a] JB 649 [b] Jan. 1944 [c] 626 Sqdn. [d] AS-z [e] Lost during Op. to Stuttgart 25/26-7-1944. This a/c had completed at least 28 Operations. [f] 393
[a] LL 743 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-U [e] During Op. to Mailly-le-Camp 3/4-5-1944 crashed after passing through target area. 2 killed 5 pow. [f] 252
[a] LL 749 [b] Jan. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-J2 [e] Lost during Op. to Essen 26/27-3-1944. 6 killed 1 pow. [f] 59
[a] LL 896 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-R [e] Shot down at Montiers-sur-Sauix on homeward leg from Op. to Revigny 12/13-7-1944. 3 killed 4 evd. [f] [inserted] 216 [/inserted]
[a] LL 903 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-B [e] Shot down at Heiteren by Me 110 during Op. to Friedrichshafen 26/27-4-1944. 5 killed 2 pow. [f] 42
[a] LL 916 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-X [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Aachen 27/28-5-44. [f] 49
[a] LL 941 [c] 100 Sqdn. [e] To 103 Sqdn. as PM-E. Crashed at Jouy-le-Potier during Op. to Stuttgart 25-7-1944. 6 killed 1 pow. [f] [inserted] 179 [/inserted]
[a] LL 954 [b] May 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-E [d] Crashed n/r border of Germany & Holland during Op. to Dortmund 23-5-1944. 3 killed 4 pow [f] 44
[a] LM 126 [b] May 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-A2 [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Versailles 7/8-6-1944. Crashed n/r St.-Cry-L’Ecole. All killed. [f] 12
[a] LM 135 [b] May 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-N [e] Crashed at Mareil-le-Guvon during Op. to Acheres 10/11-6-1944. All killed. [f] 28
[a] LM 176 [b] June 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-X [e] On return to base from Op. to Karlsruhe & about to land 4-12-1944, spun & crashed at Brocklesby Park. All killed
[a] LM 289 [b] July 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-Y [e] On return from Op. to Lutzkendorf 4/5-4-1945 crashed n/r Mill Farm, Barnetby-le-Wold. 5 killed 2 injured.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] LM 312 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-K [e] Crashed during Op. to Leipzig 20/21-10-1943. All killed.
[a] LM 335 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-O [e] Swung on take-off for Op. to Schweinfurt 25-2-44 & ended up in a field. Damaged beyond repair [f] 341
[a] LM 341 [b] Sept. 1943 [c] 101 Sqdn. [d] AS-B [e] Encountered severe icing when outbound to Leipzig 20/21-10-1943. Following a steep dive & loss of control starboard wing broke off. 6 killed 1 pow.
[a] LM 382 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-Q [e] Badly shot-up when outbound for Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944, Bomb load jettisoned & a/c crash-landed at Manston, Kent. All injured & a/c wrecked
[a] LM 385 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] Crashed at 23-59 hrs. at Caistor, Lincolnshire, 16-12-1943 on return from Op. to Berlin. All killed.
[a] LM 386 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-V [e] Crashed near Aubigny during Op. to Stuttgart 25/26-7-1944. All killed. [f] 413
[a] LM 388 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-W [e] When homeward bound from Op. to Revigny with bomb-load intact, was attacked by night-fighter & severely damaged. Crashed at Aube. 2 killed, 5 evd. [f] 335
[a] LM 390 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-F [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Magdeburg 21/22-1-1944. [f] 96
[a] LM 392 [b] Nov. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 550 Sqdn. as BQ-J. Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Stuttgart 15/16-3-1944. All killed. [f] 155
[a] LM 521 [b] 10-4-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-F [e] Badly shot up by Me 109 during Op. to Aachen 27/28-5-1944 & subsequently wrecked in forced landing at Woodbridge airfield. [f] 74
[a] LM 529 [b] 1-4-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-I [e] Hit by flak, exploded & crashed n/r Wallers-Trelon, France, during Op. to Karlsruhe, 24/25-4-1944.
[a] LM 550 [b] 28-4-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-B [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-C in Oct. 1944. Completed 57 Ops. With 166 Sqdn & 51+ with 153, s.o.c. 15-5-47.
[a] LM 581 [b] May 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-X [e] Shot down over Holland by night-fighter during Op. to Gelsenkirchen 12/13-6-1944. All killed. [f] 83
[a] LM 586 [b] 17-5-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Crashed at Belleville-sur-Mer 28-6-1944 during attack on V-1 site at Chateau Bernapre. All killed.
[a] LM 651 [b] Oct. 1945 [c] 427 Sqdn. [e] To 22 MU in Nov. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
[a] LM 652 [b] 28-7-1944. [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-R [e] Crashed in the Baltic during a Gardening Op. (minelaying) 26/27-8-1944. All killed. [f] 89
[a] LM 687 [b] 16-8-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-N [e] Hit by flak during Op. to Nurnberg 2-1-1945. Crew baled out over France but rear-gunner killed.
[a] LM 689 [b] Mar. 1945 [c] 626 Sqdn. [d] AS-? [e] To 22 MU in Nov. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
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[underlined] Addenda to ME 318. [/underlined]
Crew. F/O. G.C. Clewley
Sgt. A.J. Taylor
F/O. A.J. Reid (RCAF)
F/Sgt. E.F. Williams (RCAF)
F/Sgt. J.A. Joyce (RAAF)
F/Sgt. J.A. Thyre (RCAF)
F/Sgt. R.J. Barr (RCAF)
F/O. Clewley, the only survivor, became a PoW, & the others are buried in Durnbach Cemetery.
Sgt. Taylor (39 years old) was amongst the oldest airman killed on Bombing Operations during 1944.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] LM 694 [b] 22-8-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-M2 [e] Crashed at Rye, Denmark, during a ‘Gardening’ Op. to Bay of Danzig. 26/27-8-1944. All killed.
[a] LM 722 [b] 2-9-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-D [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Neuss, 23/24-9-1944. [f] 46
[a] LM 750 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-R in Oct. 1944. Lost without trace on Gardening Op. to the Baltic. 3/4-3-1945.
[a] LM 752 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944. To 20 MU in mid-Oct. 1945. s.o.c. 28-8-1946.
[a] LM 754 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944. s.o.c. 9-10-1948.
[a] ME 296 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-V [e] Lost during Op. to Leitz to attack Synthetic-oil plant 16/17-1-1945. 2 killed, 5 pows.
[a] ME 297 [b] Oct.1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] To 22 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
[a] ME 318 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Lost during Op. to Karlsruhe 4/5-12-1944. 6 killed, 1 (pilot) pow.
[a] ME 428 [b] Feb. 1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 550 Sqdn. as BQ-O. Lost on Op. to Dresden 7/8-3-1945. 3 killed, 4 pows.
[a] ME 446 [b] Jan. 1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 13-12-1946.
[a] ME 447 [b] 17-1-1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Lost during Op. to Mannheim 1-3-1945. All killed.
[a] ME 499 [b] Feb. 1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-D [e] s.o.c. 6-12-1945.
[a] ME 500 [b] May 1945 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-P [e] To 22 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c.15-5-1947.
[a] ME 521 [b] 9-2-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-A [e] Struck by bomb over the target, Hannover, & crashed 12km. SSW of the city 25-3-1945. 3 killed, 4 pows.
[a] ME 624 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-X [e] Outbound on Op. to Nurnberg 30/31-3-1944 & shot down by night-fighter n/r Giessen. 6 killed, 1 pow. [f] [inserted] 83 [/inserted]
[a] ME 627 [b] 9-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-Z [e] Lost on Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944 All killed. [f] 11
[a] ME 635 [b] 5-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-C [e] Lost on Op. to Berlin 24/25-3-1944 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] ME 636 [b] 5-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-E [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Berlin, 15/16-2-1944, crashing at Jabel, n/r Waren. All killed.
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[underlined] Addenda to ME 647 [/underlined]
Crew. F/O J.A. Sherry (RCAF)
Sgt. A. Martin
F/O. M. Bernyk (RCAF)
F/O D.H. Bennett (RCAF)
F/Sgt. K. Surman
F/Sgt. C. Young (RCAF)
F/Sgt. J.C. Daze (RCAF)
The only crew member who managed to bale out was the rear gunner (J.C. Daze), who became a PoW.
Most, if not all, bodies were brought to Margraten in Holland for burial, but are now buried at the Nederweert War Cemetery.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] ME 637 [b] 5-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-F [e] Lost without trace on Op. to Leipzig 19/20-2-1944. [f] 8
[a] ME 638 [b] 10-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-B [e] Shot down by a Ju.88 at Weidenhahn during Op. to Nurnberg 30/31-3-1944. 2 killed, 5 pows. [f] 77
[a] ME 639 [b] 10-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-A [e] Lost during Op. to Augsburg 25/26-2-1944 & believed to have crashed at Ranrupt. 4 killed 3 pow [f] 40
[a] ME 641 [b] 12-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-B [e] Took off for Op. to Schweinfurt 24-2-1944 but collided with Lanc. JB 547 (460 Sqdn) & crashed at Bully Hill, Mkt. Rasen, Lincs. 4 killed, 1 injured.
[a] ME 643 [b] 10-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-E [e] Op. to Mailly-le-Camp, 3/4-5-1944. Crashed while awaiting instructions to bomb. All killed. [f] 136
[a] ME 647 [b] 21-2-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-J [e] Crashed during Op. to Osterfeld 31-12-1944. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] ME 648 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] 300 Sqdn. [d] AS-J2 [e] Crashed at Niederlustadt during Op. to Ludwigshafen 1/2-2-1945. All killed.
[a] ME 686 [b] 11-3-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-V [e] Outbound on Op. to Nurnberg 30/31-3-1944 when shot down by night-fighter at Michelstrombach. All killed. [f] 12
[a] ME 720 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-X [e] Shot down by night-fighter over Switzerland during Op. to Friedrichshafen 27/28-4-1944. 5 killed 2 int. [f] 59
[a] ME 746 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-C later AS-R2 [d] [underlined] Completed 116 Ops. [/underlined] To 103 Sqdn. 12-11-1945. s.o.c. 20-2-1946.
[a] ME 748 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-Q [e] Lost during Op. to Duisburg 14/15-10-1944. All killed.
[a] ME 749 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-Z [e] Homebound from Op. to Mailly-le-Camp 3/4-5-1944 & shot down by night-fighter. 1 killed, 2 pow 4 evd.
[a] ME 775 [b] May 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-N [e] During Op. to Rly. Yards at Orleans 19/20-5-1944, crashed at Thoiry. 2 killed, 4 pows & 1 evd. [f] [inserted] 49 [/inserted]
[a] ME 777 [b] 20-5-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-K2 [e] Crashed at Zelhem during Op. to Gelsenkirchen 12/13-6-1944. All killed. [f] 53
[a] ME 806 [b] May 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-J2 [e] Returning to base from Op. to oil storage depot at Pauillac 5-8-1944, collided with 166 Sqdn. PD 227 & crashed into the sea. All killed. PD 227, though damaged, landed safely at Kirmington.
[a] ME 812 [b] May 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-F [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-F in Oct. 1944. .To 20 MU in Sept. 1945. s.o.c. 25-10-1946. [underlined] Completed 104 Ops. [/underlined] (53 with 166 & 51 with 153).
[a] ME 829 [b] 30-5-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-G [e] Crashed at Dusseldorf during Op. to Neuss 23/24-9-1944. 4 killed, 3 pows.
[a] ME 835 [b] 4-6-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-T [e] Lost without trace during Op. to Bochum 4/5-11-44 [f] 389
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] ME 839 [b] June 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-N [e] During Op. to Trossay 3-8-1944, shot down by flak just N. of target. 5 killed, 1 pow & 1 evd. [f] [inserted] 138 [/inserted]
[a] ND 366 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 460 Sqdn. as AR-? Homeward bound from Op. to Magdeburg 21/22-1-1944 stbd. engine cut due to loss of fuel & crashed n/r Caistor, Lincs.
[a] ND 382 [b] Dec. 1943 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-Z [e] Crashed at Fretzdorf during Op. to Berlin 28/29-1-1944. All killed. (Crew were on their 29th sortie) [f] 63
[a] ND 399 [b] Jan. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-R [e] During Op. to Gelsenkirchen 12/13-6-1944, shot down by night-fighter & crashed n/r Apeldoorn All killed. [f] 300
[a] ND 401 [b] Jan. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-D [e] Crashed at Treuenbrietzen when homebound from Op. to Berlin 24/24-3-1944 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] ND 405 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] 550 Sqdn. [d] AS-[inserted] C [/inserted] [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 30-9-1947.
[a] ND 506 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-F later AS-L2 [e] Lost during Op. to Pforzheim 23/24-2-1945. 5 killed, 2 pow.
[a] ND 579 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-M [e] Shot down by night-fighter & crashed into the sea off Holland during Op. to Duisburg 21/22-5-1944. 5 killed, 1 pow & 1 evd.
[a] ND 614 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-A [e] On return from Op. to Keil 23/24-7-1944, undercarriage collapsed when landing & a/c wrecked. [f] 304
[a] ND 620 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-I [e] Last heard on W/T at 22-27 hrs 24-3-1944 giving wind-speed & direction during Op. to Berlin. 2 pow
[a] ND 621 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-U [e] When homebound from Op. to Revigny 14/15-7-44, crashed n/r Aube. All killed (Crew on 29th sortie.)
[a] ND 623 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-F [e] To 32 MU & converted for Flight-Refuelling trials. Overshot landing at Staverton & hit trees. 11-10-45.
[a] ND 625 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-S [e] During Gardening Op. to Danzig Bay 9/10-4-1944, crashed into the sea off Zealand Island. All killed. [f] 78
[a] ND 626 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-O [e] Lost without trace during ‘Gardening’ Op. to the Frisian Islands, Heligoland, 26/27-10-1944. [f] 519
[a] ND 628 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-Y [e] Crashed n/r Rheinhausen, on E. bank of the Rhine, during Op. to Stuttgart 24/25-7-1944. All killed. [f] 256
[a] ND 634 [b] 15-7-1944 [c] 460 Sqdn. [d] AS-U [e] Believed to have crashed n/r Olbronn, NNE of Pforzheim during Op. to Stuttgart 24/25-7-1944. All killed
[a] ND 635 [b] 21-2-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-M [e] Lost during Op. to Nurnberg 2/3-1-1945. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] ND 651 [b] Feb. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-G [e] During Op. to Calais to bomb a coastal battery 2-6-1944, was shot down in target area. All killed.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] ND 678 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] 32 MU. [d] AS-Q [e] Believed to have crashed into the sea during Op. to bomb strong points at Caen 7-7-1944. All killed. [f] 219
[a] ND 705 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-F [e] Presumed to have crashed into the sea off Belgium during Op. to Frankfurt 18/19-3-1944. All killed.
[a] ND 707 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Lost during Op. to Lutzkendorf 4/5-4-1945 to bomb synthetic oil plant at Wintershall. All killed.
[a] ND 757 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] [inserted] AS-? [/inserted] [e] To 153 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944 & later to 1656 CU. Overshot landing at Lindholme & undercarriage collapsed 15-1-1945.
[a] ND 798 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-C [e] Shot down by night-fighter when outbound on Op. to Nurnberg 30/31-3-1944, crashing at Griesenbach 3 killed, [underlined] 5 [/underlined] pow. [f] 5
[a] ND 806 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] Damaged by night-fighter returning from Op. to Friedrichshafen 28-4-1944, crash-landing at Woodbridge. No injuries.
[a] ND 825 [b] Mar. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-J2 [e] Shot down by night-fighter, Granges-sur-Volognes, during Op. to Friedrichshafen 27/28-4-44. All killed. [f] 68
[a] ND 857 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] Damaged 7-10-1944. To 15 MU in Aug. 1945. s.o.c. 21-5-1947.
[a] ND 956 [b] Apr. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-I [e] Crashed at Goudriann, Holland, during Op. to Duisburg 21/22-5-1944. 5 killed, 2 pow.
[a] ND 996 [b] May 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-N [e] Shot down by night-fighter during Op. to Aachen 27/28-5-1944 & crashed at Stahe, on the border of Holland & Germany. All killed. [f] 19
[a] NE 112 [b] May 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-M [e] Crashed at Abbeville during Op. to Agenville rocket storage depot, 31-8-44. 2 killed, 3 pow & 2 evd [f] 208
[a] NE 113 [b] May 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-H [e] To 153 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944. s.o.c. 29-10-1946.
[a] NE 114 [b] 6-5-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-S [e] Crashed n/r Dusseldorf during Op. to Dortmund 22/23-5-1944. 5 killed, 2 pow. [f] 29
[a] NE 170 [b] 21-5-1944 [c] 32 MU. [d] AS-I [e] Crashed at Fillievres (Pas-de-Calais) during Op. to Agenville rocket-storage depot, 31-8-1944. 3 killed & 4 evd. [f] 266
[a] NF 974 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-R [e] Lost during Op. to Frankfurt 12/13-9-1944. 5 killed, 2 pow.
[a] NF 986 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-P [e] Returning to base from Op. to Bochum 4/5-11-1944 hit trees at Croxley, crashed & burned. 1 killed 3 inj [f] 143
[a] NG 114 [b] 3-9-1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-S [e] Crashed at Hilden, n/r Dusseldorf, on Op. to benzol plant at Dortmund, 24-3-1945. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] NG 115 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] [deleted] AS-? [/deleted] [e] To 103 Sqdn. then to 57 Sqdn. in Nov. 1945. To 39 MU in May 1946. s.o.c. 15-1-1947.
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[underlined] Addenda to NG297. [/underlined]
Crew. F/O F.J. Booth
Sgt. J.G. Sherburn
F/Sgt B.H. Smith (RAAF)
F/Sgt P.A.J. Offord
F/Sgt P.G. Cullen
Sgt. C.A. Nixon
Sgt. T.A. Rodgers
Originally, all the crew were buried locally but have since been interned at Rheinberg War Cemetery.
[underlined] Addenda to NG303. [/underlined]
Crew. F/O J.N. Carson (RCAF)
Sgt. L. Conway
F/O R. Carswell (RAAF)
F/Sgt. H.N. Dickey (RAAF)
Sgt. R.J. Tredger (RAAF)
Sgt. V.F.W. Parsons (RAAF)
Sgt. G.V. McDonald (RAAF)
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] NG 136 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-Z [e] To 100 Sqdn. in Oct. 1944. s.o.c. 8-6-1949 after use in gun trials.
[a] NG 165 [b] Jan 1945 [c] 550 Sqdn. [d] AS-J [e] To 38 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 22-5-1947.
[a] NG 183 [b] 15-10-1944 [c] 576 Sqdn. [d] AS-D [e] Crashed n/r the Hansa Bergwerk in Dortmund during Op. to that city 20/21-2-1945. All killed.
[a] NG 185 [c] Arm. Whit. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-A. Crashed during Op. to Duisburg 22/23-1-1945. All killed.
[a] NG 200 [b] 5-10-1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-V [e] During Op. to Freiburg 27/28-11-1944, crashed in the target area. All killed. [f] 92
[a] NG 254 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [e] To 100 Sqdn. s.o.c. 22-9-1949.
[a] NG 255 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-? [e] s.o.c. 17-10-1945.
[a] NG 290 [b] Jan. 1945 [c] 550 Sqdn. [d] AS-B [e] Believed to have crashed n/r town of Munsingen during Op. to Munchen 7/8-1-1945. All killed.
[a] NG 297 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-K2 [e] Crashed in the target area of Koln 24/25-12-1944. All killed.
[a] NG 303 [b] 9-11-1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-P [e] Turned back early from Op. to Koblenz 22-12-1944 &, attempting to land at Leeming, Yorks., crash-landed just beyond runway. No injuries.
[a] NG 304 [b] 9-11-1944 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-? [e] Dived into the ground on overshoot at Kirmington 8-10-1945.
[a] NG 391 [b] Jan. 1945 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-M [e] Lost on Op. to Ludwigshafen 1/2-2-1945. 4 killed, 3 pow.
[a] NN 707 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Austin Motors [d] AS-K2 [e] To 103 Sqdn., & later to 57 Sqdn. s.o.c. 3-4-1946.
[a] NN 713 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Austin Motors [e] To 103 Sqdn. & in Feb. 1945 to 1660 CU. s.o.c. 28-3-1946.
[a] NN 763 [b] Dec. 1944 [c] Austin Motors [d] AS- [inserted] F [/inserted] [e] To 38 MU 13-12-1945. s.o.c. 3-9-1947.
[a] NN 770 [b] Dec. 1944 [c] Austin Motors [d] AS- [inserted] R [/inserted] [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
[a] PA 168 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] Vic. Arm. [e] To 153 Sqdn. s.o.c. 20-9-1946.
[a] PA 179 [b] 7-11-1944 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-A [e] Lost on Op. to Dortmund 20/21-2-1945. All killed.
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[underlined] F/O K.P. Muncer, DFC, pilot of PA 234, AS-M. [/underlined]
F/O Muncer was found, minus his left arm, & he [deleted] as [/deleted] [inserted] was [/inserted] attended by a German farmer’s wife who arranged his admission to hospital. Meanwhile, a French prisoner found the severed arm, removed the inscribed watch & sent it to the Red Cross.
Subsequently, the watch was returned to F/O Muncer who, in 1947, was instrumental in obtaining the early release of the German farmer’s son, himself a PoW in England.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] PA 231 [b] Feb. 1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-? [e] To 1656 CU at Lindholme in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 18-2-1946.
[a] PA 234 [b] 6-2-1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-M [e] Crashed n/r Grosshabersdorf during Op. to Nurnberg 16/17-3-1945. 5 killed, 2 pow. (* See note re-F/O Muncer.)
[a] PA 236 [b] Feb.1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-B2 [e] Dived into the ground at Barnetby Wold Farm on approach to Kirmington. 30-7-1945. All killed.
[a] PA 305 [b] Mar 1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-? [e] To 15 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 19-5-1947.
[a] PA 308 [b] 29-3-1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-W [e] Belly-landed at Coningsby 4-9-1945.
[a] PA 320 [b] Apr. 1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-Y [e] To 100 Sqdn. as HW-S in Dec. 1945. To 22 MU in March 1946. s.o.c. 9-6-1947.
[a] PA 321 [b] 31-3-1945 [c] Vic. Arm. [d] AS-? [e] To 38 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 3-9-1947.
[a] PB 153 [b] June 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-J2 [e] Possibly crashed at Elsenz, n/r Eppingen, during Op. to Nurnberg 16/17-3-1945. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] PB 242 [b] 29-6-1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-E [e] Intercepted by Ju.88 on Op. to Neuss 23/24-9-1944, severely damaged & rear gunner killed. Crash-landed at Manston, Kent. [f] 271
[a] PB 515 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-N in Oct. 1944. Collided with 150 Sqdn. Lanc. NG 421 IQ-N shortly after take-off for Op. to Nurnberg 2-1-1945, both crashing at Sudbrook, Lincs. All 14 killed.
[a] PB 632 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [d] AS-? [e] Severely damaged on Op. to Emmerich 7-10-1944. To 38 MU in Feb. 1945. s.o.c. 22-5-1947.
[a] PB 633 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-J. Collided with another Lanc. during Op. to Ulm 17/18-12-1944. Partially abandoned before crashing at Laon. 4 killed.
[a] PB 635 [c] 576 Sqdn. [inserted] UL-C2. [/inserted] [d] AS-G [e] During Op. to Nurnberg 2/3-1-1945, hit by AA fire & crashed n/r Poitiers, France. All killed.
[a] PB 638 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-O. Lost on Op. to Stuttgart 28/29-1-1945. All killed.
[a] PB 639 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-I. Lost on Op. to Dusseldorf 2/3-11-1944. All killed.
[a] PB 642 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 153 Sqdn. as P4-W. Lost on Op. to Nurnberg 16/17-3-1945. All killed.
[a] PB 648 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] 625 Sqdn. [d] AS-B [e] Crashed n/r the Belgium/German border during Op. to Duren 16-11-1944. All killed.
[a] PB 896 [c] 186 Sqdn. [d] [inserted] AS- [/inserted] [e] s.o.c.6-12-1945.
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[underlined] Addenda to PD 397. [/underlined]
Crew. F/L J.M. Barrass
Sgt. S. Marshall
W/O. R.A. Dove (RAAF)
F/Sgt. D.M.L. O’Halloran (RAAF)
F/Sgt. L.R. Ayres
F/Sgt. R. Bolt
Sgt. R.E. McCann
The only crew member who managed to bale out was the rear gunner (R.E. McCann), who became a PoW.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] PB 926 [c] A.V. Roe. [e] To 156 Sqdn. then to 49 Sqdn. Became 5966M at Empire Radio School in July 1946.
[a] PD 202 [b] June 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-R2 [e] Believed to have exchanged fire with 103 Sqdn. Lanc ND 993 PM-I 12/13-7-1944 during Op. to Revigny, shooting each other down. A/c crashed at St. Dizier. All killed. [f] 22
[a] PD 224 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-K2 [e] Lost on Op. to Duisberg 14-10-1944. All killed. [f] 89
[a] PD 226 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-U [e] Crashed in the Baltic during a ‘Gardening’ Op. to the area 29/30-8-1944. All killed. [f] 88
[a] PD 227 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-? [e] With 10 crew aboard for a Fighter Affiliation training flight with Hurricane LF 390 12-10-1944, the a/c collided & both crashed n/r Hemswell airfield. All killed. [f] 131
[a] PD 239 [b] 4-8-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-Z [e] Lost on Op. to Emmerich 7-10-1944. All killed. [f] 144
[a] PD 260 [b] 9-4-1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-N [e] Lost on Op. to Braunschweig 12/13-8-1944. All killed [f] 11
[a] PD 261 [b] Aug. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-S [e] Lost on Op. to Stettin 29/30-10-1944. All killed. [f] 47
[a] PD 310 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-? [e] To 100 Sqdn. in Dec. 1945. To 22 MU in May 1946 s.o.c. 2-6-1947.
[a] PD 335 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [e] To 103 Sqdn., then to 57 Sqdn. in Nov. 1945. s.o.c. 3-6-1947.
[a] PD 343 [b] Sept. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [e] To 550 Sqdn. Missing on transit flight Italy – UK 29-9-1945.
[a] PD 365 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] 103 Sqdn. [d] AS-X [e] Lost on Op. to Hildesheim to attack railway yards 22-3-1945. All killed.
[a] PD 384 [b] Oct. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-H [e] Overshot onto the Limber-Caistor Road when landing back at base on return of Op. to Hidesheim 22-3-1945. s.o.c. 2-3-1948.
[a] PD 385 [b] Oct. 1944[c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-W [e] Lost on Op. to Ludwigshafen 1-2-1945. All killed.
[a] PD 394 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-P [e] Damaged 26-12-1944. (Op. to St. Vith?). Lost on Op. to Chemnitz 14/15-2-1945. All killed.
[a] PD 397 [b] Nov. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-V [e] Lost on Op. to Koln 24-12-1944, crashing in the target area. 6 killed, 1 pow.
[a] RA 501 [b] Dec. 1944 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-N [e] Severely damaged by flak on Op. to Dortmund 20/21-2-1945 & crash-landed at Manston, Kent. Damaged beyond repair.
[a] RA 589 [b] Mar. 1945 [c] Metro. Vic. [d] AS-? [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 15-5-1947.
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[a] A/c No. [b] Date Recd. [c] Delivered from:- [d] A/c Code [e] Fate. [f] Hours flown.
[a] RA 592 [b] Mar. 1945 [c] Metro. Vic. [e] To 100 Sqdn. [inserted] AS HW-M2 [/inserted] s.o.c. 25-5-1947.
[a] RF 154 [b] 22-2-1945 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-B [e] Crashed during Op. to Nurnberg 16/17-3-1944. 1 killed, 6 pow.
[a] RF 158 [b] 22-2-1945 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-? [e] To 5 MU in Dec. 1945. s.o.c. 21-6-1947.
[a] RF 211 [b] 19-3-1945 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-M [e] To 5 MU 11-12-1945. s.o.c. 18-8-1947.
[a] RF 244 [b] Apr. 1945 [c] Arm. Whit. [d] AS-? [e] To Anti-Torpedo Development Unit at Gosport in Jan. 1946. s.o.c. 29-8-1946.
[a] SW 278 [b] Jan. 1945 [c] Metro. Vic [d] AS-V [e] During a training flight on 3-7-1945, dived into the Bristol Channel. All killed.
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Citation
“Lancasters issued to No. 166 squadron between September 1943 and April 1945,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/40415.