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Lancaster PB666 Information

Type	Lancaster
Serial Number	PB666
Squadron	227
X1D	9J-J
Operation	Gravenhorst
Date 1	21st February 1945
Date 2	22nd February 1945

Further Information

"Serial Range PA964 - PD196 This aircraft was one of 800 Lancasters ordered from A.V.Roe (Chadderton) Apr43 of which 756 were delivered as 255 Mk.1s, 500 Mk.111s and one Lancastrian between May44 and Mar45, mainly from Chadderton with 87 from Yeadon. All the Mk.111s had Merlin 38 engines initially installed except for the late production models with Merlin 224 engines. PB666 was a Mk.111 and was delivered to No.227 Sqdn ex-61 Sqdn 29Oct44. PB666 took part in the Key Raid against Duren 16Nov44-daylight. No record of total hours. PB666 was one of two No.227 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. See: PB690. Airborne 1721 21Feb45 to attack the Mittelland Kanal near Gravenhorst. Crashed apx. 2200 on land owned by Mr Damkot of Het Woold (Gelderland), Wintersijk. Those killed are buried in the local general cemetery where 38 of the fifty Allied graves are occupied by Bomber Command personnel. F/O P.I.Green KIA Sgt H.R.Piper KIA WO1 A.F.Dales RCAF Inj WO1 D.E.Cassidy RCAF Inj Sgt H.Roberts PoW Sgt F.G.Edwards KIA Sgt W.Lancaster Inj WO1 D.E.Cassidy, WO1 A.F.Dales and Sgt W.Lancaster were confined to Hospital with injuries until Liberation. No PoW Nos. Sgt H.Roberts in Camp L1. No PoW No. "