AIRCRAFT PROFILE

Aircraft:

LM527

Type:

Lancaster Mk III

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AIRCRAFT HISTORY

Date

Event

Sqn Code

25 Nov 1943

Initial record to be updated when first event found

UL-U2

576 Squadron OPERATIONS

Code

Date

Operation

Captain

Events

UL-U2

22 Apr 1944

DUSSELDORF

Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth

Target: Built-up area to the North of the city centre Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries Bombed at 20,000 ft

UL-U2

24 Apr 1944

KARLSRUHE

Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x4,000lb 'Cookie', 180x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries Bombed at 18,000 ft Carter reports, 'electrical storms and icing'

UL-U2

27 Apr 1944

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN

Sqn Ldr G.A. Davison

Target: Marshalling yards Loads: 1st Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 30x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries. It cannot be determined which wave was flown by this crew.

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