83 Sqd Lancaster Serial Number

Oh Well. At least you’ve got a complete entry for that day.

Ossington,

I have just purchased the file & it confirms the aircraft was ND467.

Many thanks
Trevor

I’ve just had a hunt around the squares in the March ORB entry (AIR27/688/6). I can only see the last two digits, but I deduce the serial as ND467.

Here is the entry page:
https://imgur.com/a/7Wfvx
You just need a complete image.

The crew were W/O Ken Lane pilot, F/S Dick Raymond flight engineer, F/S Don Cope bomb aimer, F/S John Jones navigator, W/O Stan Aspinal wireless op, F/S Ernest davies gunner & F/S Stan Hall gunner. Here is a picture of the Lancaster on the ground at Lashenden

[ATTACH=CONFIG]259268[/ATTACH]

and the relevant entry from the pilots log book
[ATTACH=CONFIG]259269[/ATTACH]

I’ve just looked at the National Archives webportal “Discovery” under ref AIR27/688/8, the Record of Events for Apr 44. I can’t see mention of a land-away, but I’m looking at a degraded image. Maybe worth paying the £3.50? Good Luck.

Harry Holmes’ “Avro Lancaster The Definitive Record” lists 83’s OL-Bs as:
R5566
R5659
W4957
ED313
JA712
JB412
JB424
ME311
ND465
ND467
ND824
SW311
NS551