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Missions Flown
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Missions Flown
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NX611 "Just Jane" at East Kirkby
R5488
Avro 683 Lancaster I
Built by:
Avro, Manchester
Contract:
B.69274/40
Works Order:
7671
Delivered:
1942-02-24
Struck off:
1942-07-05
Missing
Fate:
Memorial:
R5488
F
QR
Story
Served with 97 Sqn for 3 months before transferring to 61 Sqn. Lost 6 weeks weeks later. Presumed lost over the North Sea. Sgt Brown's body was later washed ashore.
Last Flight Details (if lost)
Home Base:
Syerston
Mission:
Gardening
Role
Pilot
Flt Eng
Nav
WOp/AG
Bomb Aimer
Air Gunner
Air Gunner
Rank
S/L
Sgt
P/O
Sgt
Sgt
F/O
Sgt
Squadron:
61
Name
PWM
E
RL
JW
EC
RW
J
West
Knight
Storey
Morton
Marshall
Komiski
Brown
Service No.
Service
40870
RAF
655694
RAF
J/15485
RCAF
929523
RAFVR
921644
RAFVR
116808
RAFVR
956389
RAFVR
Fate
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Movements
Serial | Date | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
R5488 | 1942-02-24 | 97 Sqn | |
R5488 | 1942-05-19 | 61 Sqn | |
R5488 | 1942-07-04 | Cat E |
Missions Flown
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Serial | Date | Sqn | Code | Base | Mission | T/O | Land | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R5488 | 1942-04-17 | 97 | OF | F | Woodhall Spa | Augsberg | 1457 | 2325 |
R5488 | 1942-04-25 | 97 | OF | F | Woodhall Spa | Rostock | 2248 | 0434 |
R5488 | 1942-04-26 | 97 | OF | F | Woodhall Spa | Rostock | 0535 | |
R5488 | 1942-05-30 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Cologne | 0010 | 0500 |
R5488 | 1942-06-01 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Essen | 0010 | 0510 |
R5488 | 1942-06-03 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Bremen | 2315 | 0430 |
R5488 | 1942-06-18 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Gardening | 0100 | 0510 |
R5488 | 1942-06-20 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Emden | 2330 | 0050 |
R5488 | 1942-06-25 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Bremen | 2330 | 0500 |
R5488 | 1942-06-29 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Bremen | 2320 | 0440 |
R5488 | 1942-07-02 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Bremen | 2355 | 0435 |
R5488 | 1942-07-03 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Gardening (Danish Sound) | 2225 | - |
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