Avro Lancaster III
Built by: Avro, Manchester
Contract: 1807
ND413, HW●R
Works Order:
Delivered: 1943-12-30
Struck off: 1944-07-25
Fate: Served with 100 Sqn. Crashed at Laceby, 4 miles from base in low cloud on its 56th mission.
On her mission to Berlin, on the 20th of January 1944, her bomb doors refused to open despite trying for 9 minutes. They were attacked by a JU88 with rockets while leaving the target. No damage reported.
Short Stirling, R9313, HA-Q, from XV Sqn. Victim of friendly fire, crashed in Sussex on return from leafleting sortie to Laon on the 5th of May 1942....