ABOUT THE PLANE
Type, Lancaster.
Serial Number, PB265. Squadron, 576. X1D, UL-V2. Operation, Stuttgart.
Date 1, 24th July 1944.
Date 2, 25th July 1944
"Serial Range PA964 - PD196 This aircraft
was one of 800 Lancasters ordered from A.V.Roe (Chadderton) Apr43 of which 756
were delivered as 255 Mk.1s, 500 Mk.111s and one Lancastrian between May44 and
Mar45. The Mk.111s had Merlin 38 engines initially installed except for the
late production models with Merlin 224 engines. PB265 was a Mk.111 and was
delivered to 576 Sqdn 20th July 1944 Lost on its first operation with a total of 3
hours Airborne 2108 24Jul44 from Elsham Wolds. abandoned by six of the crew,
some of whom may have landed in the Battle area, though all were eventually
reported as safe. F/O sarvis USAAF died when he crashed near Liesville
(Manche), some 10 km NW of Carentan. The wreckage of PB265 was not found until
1989.
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