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Lancaster ND681 Information

Type Lancaster
Serial Number ND681
Squadron 100
X1D HW-B
Operation Stuttgart
Date 1 15th March 1944
Date 2 16th March 1944

Further Information

"Serial range ND324 - EE181 This aircraft was one of 600 Lancaster M.111 ordered from A.V.Roe (Chadderton) and delivered from Dec43 to May44 with Merlin 38 engines. ND681 was delivered to 100 Sqdn 10Mar44 This aircraft was lost on its first operation. Airborne 1902 15Mar44 from Grimsby. Crashed at Bonneuil-les-Eaux (Oise), 7 km NW of Breteuil. all have been taken to Poix-de-la- somme Churchyard, where four are commemorated by Special Memorial Type C Tablets, which indicate their graves are nearby but cannot be precisely located. F/S A.Dawson KIA Sgt A.G.Redman KIA F/S G.W.Wildfong RCAF KIA Sgt H.Ellison KIA Sgt V.Favager KIA Sgt D.Gibson KIA Sgt E.Shatz KIA "