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R5866

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.108750/40

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R5866

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Delivered:

1942-06-19

Struck off:

1944-10-05

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:
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Initially allocated to 207 Sqn and 61 Sqn on the same day. Also served with 61 Sqn, 1654 HCU, 1667 HCU, 1 LFS, 300 Sqn, 1 LFS.

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Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details

Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5866
1942-06-25
61
QR
V
Syerston
Bremen
2340
0535
R5866
1942-06-29
61
QR
V
Syerston
Bremen
2335
0445
R5866
1942-07-03
61
QR
V
Syerston
Gardening (Danish Sound)
2230
0525
R5866
1942-07-08
61
QR
V
Syerston
Wilhelmshaven
2350
0420
R5866
1942-07-17
61
QR
V
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0735
1735
R5866
1942-07-19
61
QR
V
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0845
1835
R5866
1942-07-25
61
QR
V
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0855
1905
R5866
1942-07-26
61
QR
V
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0925
1630
R5866
1942-07-29
61
QR
V
Syerston
Saarbrucken
2355
0555
R5866
1942-08-01
61
QR
V
Syerston
Dusseldorf
0040
0445
R5866
1942-08-10
61
QR
V
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0820
1750
R5866
1942-08-12
61
QR
V
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0700
1750
R5866
1942-08-16
61
QR
V
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0645
1630
R5866
1942-08-27
61
QR
V
Syerston
Kassel
2130
0310
R5866
1942-08-28
61
QR
V
Syerston
Nuremburg
2100
0010
R5866
1942-09-01
61
QR
V
Syerston
Saarbrucken
2350
0525
R5866
1942-09-02
61
QR
V
Syerston
Karlsruhe
2325
0530
R5866
1942-09-16
207
EM
V
Bottesford
Essen
2024
0205
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