Maritime record FEX 481 - Wreck of Lancaster MK I LM258

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Summary

Wreck of Lancaster MK I LM258, 1944

Location

Grid reference TM 2789 3317 (point)
Map sheet TM23SE
Civil Parish FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

British Heavy Bomber, 1944
Status: Casualty

[Avro Lancaster Mk. I, standard heavy bomber; 1 of a batch of 350 delivered between November 1943 and August 1944] Ditched off Felixtowe returning from Vincly, 25.8.1944.

Builder: Armstrong Whitworth
Where built: Baginton
Delivered: 1943-4
Squadrons: 514/218

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Halley, J.J.. 1991. Royal Air Force Aircraft LA100-LZ999.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 27 2022 12:57PM

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