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Missions Flown
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Missions Flown
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NX611 "Just Jane" at East Kirkby
R5565
Avro 683 Lancaster I
Built by:
Avro, Manchester
Contract:
B.69274/40
Works Order:
7671
Delivered:
1942-04-27
Struck off:
1944-01-26
Missing
Fate:
Memorial:
R5565
S
QR
Story
Served with 83 Sqn until June 1943. Transferred to PFF NTU for 3 months before joining 61 Sqn. Crashed in northern Germany.
Last Flight Details (if lost)
Home Base:
Skellingthorpe
Mission:
Magdeburg
Role
Pilot
Flt Eng
Nav
Bomb Aimer
WOp/AG
Air Gunner
Air Gunner
Rank
Sgt
Sgt
Flt Sgt
Sgt
Sgt
Sgt
Sgt
Squadron:
61
Name
T
GJ
WD
JS
CA
CR
L
Martin
Davies
James
Smith
Ponder
Tingle
Horrocks
Service No.
Service
1437908
RAFVR
1833018
RAFVR
1293578
RAFVR
1425785
RAFVR
1389967
RAFVR
1819840
RAFVR
2208986
RAFVR
Fate
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Movements
Serial | Date | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
R5565 | 1942-04-27 | 61 Con Flt | |
R5565 | 1942-04-27 | 83 Sqn | |
R5565 | 1942-05-20 | Cat AC | |
R5565 | 1942-05-22 | 83 Sqn | |
R5565 | 1942-07-20 | Cat B | |
R5565 | 1943-02-02 | AW/CN | |
R5565 | 1943-02-15 | 46 MU | |
R5565 | 1943-04-19 | 83 Sqn | |
R5565 | 1943-06-23 | PFF NTU | |
R5565 | 1943-05-23 | AV Roe | |
R5565 | 1943-09-18 | 61 Sqn | |
R5565 | 1944-01-22 | Cat E |
Missions Flown
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Serial | Date | Sqn | Code | Base | Mission | T/O | Land | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R5565 | 1942-05-30 | 83 | OL | ? | Scampton | Cologne | 2353 | 0358 |
R5565 | 1942-06-02 | 83 | OL | ? | Scampton | Essen | 2349 | 0425 |
R5565 | 1942-06-06 | 83 | OL | ? | Scampton | Emden | 2345 | 0423 |
R5565 | 1942-06-19 | 83 | OL | K | Scampton | Emden | 2354 | 0405 |
R5565 | 1942-06-25 | 83 | OL | K | Scampton | Bremen | 2337 | 0416 |
R5565 | 1942-07-02 | 83 | OL | K | Scampton | Bremen | 2342 | 0428 |
R5565 | 1942-07-19 | 83 | OL | K | Scampton | Vegesack | 0020 | 0458 |
R5565 | 1943-09-23 | 61 | QR | S | Syerston | Mannheim | 1922 | 0231 |
R5565 | 1943-09-27 | 61 | QR | S | Syerston | Hanover | 1922 | 0039 |
R5565 | 1943-09-29 | 61 | QR | S | Syerston | Bochum | 1823 | 2345 |
R5565 | 1943-10-01 | 61 | QR | S | Syerston | Hagen | 1853 | 0013 |
R5565 | 1943-10-02 | 61 | QR | S | Syerston | Munich | 1905 | 0250 |
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