AIRCRAFT PROFILE |
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Aircraft: |
NG464 |
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Lancaster Mk. I |
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AIRCRAFT HISTORY |
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Date |
Event |
Sqn Code |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Initial record to be updated when first event found |
UL-W2 |
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21 Feb 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-O2 |
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576 Squadron OPERATIONS |
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Captain |
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UL-O2 |
21 Feb 1945 |
DUISBERG |
Flt Lt K. Halnan Junior |
Target: Built-up area and docks. Load: 1x4,000lb ‘cookie’, 1,770x 4lb incendiaries. At 0100 the aircraft was hit by flak and a fire broke out in the bomb bay and rendered the hydraulic system unserviceable. The crew turned towards a diversion airfield at Jouvincourt but were forced to bail out in the neighbourhood of Rheims. All the crew landed safely and returned to operations on 16 Mar 1945, Young returning on 02 March.. |
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NOSE ART |
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Default Nose Image - Waiting for design |
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AIRCRAFT IMAGES |
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MOVEMENT CARDS |
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LOSS CARDS |
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LOSS/INCIDENT REPORT |
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