During his 51 operations with 12 & 463 squadrons Wally completed 47 operations in only 3 Lancaster Bombers .
Operationally he flew a total of only 6 Lancasters to complete two tours.
The history of each of these are shown below.
Lancaster ED995 Information
Whole First tour 30 Sorties with 12 Squadron
11-6-43 to 5-10-43
TYPE: AVRO LANCASTER
SERIAL NUMBER: ED995
SQUADRON: 12
XID: PH-X
LAST OPERATION: HANOVER 8/9 OCTOBER 1943
Delivered to 12 Sqdn May 1943.
ED995 took part in the following Key Operations:
Dortmund 23/24 May '43;
Dusseldorf 25/26 May '43;
Dusseldorf 11/12 Jun '43;
Bochum 12/13 Jun '43;
Cologne 3/4 Jul '43;
Turin 12/13 Jul '43;
Hamburg 24/25 Jul '43;
Hamburg 27/28 Jul '43;
Hamburg 2/3 Aug '43;
Peenemunde 17/18 Aug '43;
Berlin 3/4 Sep '43;
Mannheim 23/24 Sep '43.
Last operation airborne 2315hrs crashed 0115 hrs 10th Oct43 in flames at Hameln on the East bank of the Weser. Only one survivor Sgt P J Bemrose
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Lancaster ED630 Information
1 Sortie extra to first tour with 12 Squadron
TYPE: AVRO LANCASTER
SERIAL NUMBER: ED630
SQUADRON: 12
XID: PH
LAST OPERATION: KASSEL 22/23 OCTOBER 1943
ED630 took part in the following Operation.
Berlin 29/30-9-43
No other operational history
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Lancaster LM242 Information
6 Sorties with 463 Squadron
28-7-44 to 30-8-44
TYPE: AVRO LANCASTER
SERIAL NUMBER: LM242
SQUADRON: 463
XID: JO-F
LAST OPERATION: DARMSTADT 11/12 SEPTEMBER 1944
Delivered to No.463 Sqdn 16 Jul '44.
Took part in the following Key Operations
Stuttgart 28/29 July 44
Russelhiem 12/13 August 44
Stettin 17/18 August 1944
Koenigsberg 29/30 August 1944
No other operational history.
When lost this aircraft had a total of 171 hours.
Airborne 2103 crashed 0016 12 Sep '44 onto a sports field at Frankfurt.
Cause of loss not established.
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Lancaster LM309 Information
2 Sorties with 463 Squadron
24-7-44 to 27-7-44
TYPE: AVRO LANCASTER
SERIAL NUMBER: LM309
SQUADRON: 463
XID: JO_V
LAST OPERATION: DORTMUNDS EMS CANAL23/24SEPTEMBER 1944
Joined No.463 Sqdn 15 May '44
Took part in the following key Operations.. With No.463 Sqdn;
Duisburg 21/22May '44;
Courtrai 20/21Jul '44;
Ladbergen 23/24 Sep '44-Lost.
When lost this aircraft had a total of 927 hours.
LM309 collided with LM223 (also from 463) over target both crews killed.
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Lancaster PD330 Information
11 Sorties with 463
29-9-44 to 8-2-45
TYPE: AVRO LANCASTER
SERIAL NUMBER: PD330
SQUADRON: 463
XID: JO-F
SURVIVED
Delivered to No.463Sqdn 25 September 1944
Took part in the following key operations
Karlsruhe 26/27 Sept '44
Nuremberg 20/21 Oct '44
Dortmuns Ems Canal 21/31 Nov '44
Politz 21/22 Dec '44
Politz 12/13 Dec '44
Dortmund Ems Canal 7/8 Feb '44
Total operations 41
Survived
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