Aircraft Flown on Operations


W4992 - GZ "A" - Lancaster III - Merlin 28 - Metro Vickers (Contractor)

Mark III Production - Trafford Park and Mosley Road (132 Aircraft)

Contract No. B69275/40 (132 aircraft) W4983 - W5012

7 Operations - Struck off Charge 23 June 1943

20.5.43 - P/O Ashburner - Gardening Bordeaux

25.5.43 - Sgt Kroemer - Dusseldorf

27.5.43 - Sgt Kroemer - Essen

29.5.43 - Sgt Forbes - Wuppertal

11.6.43 - F/S Tucker - Dusseldorf

12.6.43 - F/S Tucker - Bochum

14.6.43 - F/S Tucker - Oberhausen [Missing]


W4794 - GZ "D" - Lancaster I - Merlin XX - Metro Vicker (Contractor)

Mark I Production - Trafford Park and Mosley Road (948 Aircraft)

Contract No. B69275/40 (268 aircraft) W4761 - W4800

4 Operations - Posted to 1667 CU - 16.6.43

23.5.43 - Sgt Forbes - Dortmund

25.5.43 - F/O Weeks - Dusseldorf

27.5.43 - F/O Weeks - Essen

29.5.43 - F/O Weeks - Wuppertal


ED996 - GZ "J" - Lancaster III - Merlin 28 - A.V.Roe (Contractor)

Newton Heath / Chadderton (2,138 Aircraft)

Contract No. B69274/40 (488 aircraft) ED967 - ED999

3 Operations - Struck off Charge - 3.6.43

25.5.43 - Sgt Forbes - Dusseldorf

27.5.43 - Sgt Forbes - Essen

29.5.43 - F/L Goudge - Wuppertal [Missing]


LM328 - GZ "F" / PH "F2" - Lancaster III - Merlin 28 - A.V.Roe (Contractor)

Yeadon (642 Aircraft)

Contract No. 1087 (485 aircraft) LM311 - LM346

8 Operations - Struck off Charge - 22.7.43

20.6.43 - Sgt Hopton - Gardening Cinnamon & Deodar

21.6.43 - Sgt Sargent - Krefeld

24.6.43 - Sgt Forbes - Wuppertal

25.6.43 - Sgt Sargent - Gelsenkirchen

28.5.43 - Sgt Hopton - Cologne

03.7.43 - Sgt Sargent - Cologne

08.7.43 - F/O Ashburner - Cologne

12.7.43 - Sgt Forbes - Turin [Missing]


ED548 - GZ "J" / PH "J2" - Lancaster I - Merlin XX - A.V.Roe (Contractor)

Newton Heath / Chadderton (839 Aircraft)

Contract No. B69274/40 (536 aircraft) ED548

6 Operations so far

11.6.43 - Sgt Forbes - Dusseldorf

12.6.43 - Sgt Forbes - Bochum

14.6.43 - Sgt Borland - Oberhausen

24.6.43 - Sgt Sargent - Wuppertal

25.6.43 - Sgt Kroemer - Gelsenkirchen

03.7.43 - Sgt Forbes - Cologne [Abandoned]


LM321 - GZ "H" / GZ "H2" - Lancaster III - Merlin 28 - A.V.Roe (Contractor)

Yeadon (642 Aircraft)