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Lancaster LL693 Information

Type	Lancaster
Serial Number	LL693
Squadron	115
X1D	A4-K2
Operation	Stuttgart
Date 1	15th March 1944
Date 2	16th March 1944

Further Information

"Serial Range LL617 - LM296. This aircraft was one of 450 Lancasters ordered from Vickers Armstrongs Aircraft Apr42 and built as 100 Mk.11s with Hercules XV1 engines and delivered from Oct43 to Mar44, and 350 Mk.1s with Merlin 24 engines initially installed and delivered from Nov43 to Aug44. LL693 was a Mk.11 and was delivered to No.115 Sqdn Feb44 LL693 was lost on its first Key Operation with a total of 26 hours Airborne 1934 16Mar44 from Witchford. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. Those killed are buried in the D_rnbach War Cemetery. P/O J.M.Rodger KIA Sgt N.J.Capstick KIA Sgt C.H.Baker KIA Sgt R.A.Werrett KIA Sgt R.Favager PoW Sgt A.Jory KIA Sgt L.J.A.Casey PoW Sgt L.J.A.Casey was interned in Camps L6/357. PoW No.2989, with Sgt R.Favager, PoW No.2986. "