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Missions Flown
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Missions Flown
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NX611 "Just Jane" at East Kirkby
R5494
Avro 683 Lancaster I
Built by:
Avro, Manchester
Contract:
B.69274/40
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R5494
O
KM
Works Order:
7671
Delivered:
1942-03-08
Struck off:
1942-08-21
Crashed
Fate:
Memorial:
Story
Initially allocated to 97 Sqn, but transferred to 44 Sqn on the same day. Crashed at North Front, Gibraltar after running over a fragment of AA shrapnel on the runway.
Last Flight Details (if lost)
Home Base:
Mission:
Training
Squadron:
44
Role
Rank
Name
Service No.
Service
Fate
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Missions Flown
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Memorial
Serial | Date | Sqn | Code | Base | Mission | T/O | Land | |
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R5494 | 1942-03-25 | 44 | KM | O | Waddington | Essen | 1954 | 0010 |
R5494 | 1942-04-10 | 44 | KM | O | Waddington | Essen | 2150 | 0242 |
R5494 | 1942-04-27 | 44 | KM | O | Lossiemouth | Tirpitz | 2015 | 0355 |
R5494 | 1942-04-28 | 44 | KM | O | Lossiemouth | Tirpitz | 2052 | 0438 |
R5494 | 1942-05-02 | 44 | KM | O | Waddington | Gardening (Deodars) | 2219 | 0540 |
R5494 | 1942-06-07 | 44 | KM | O | Waddington | Nickelling - Nectarine | 0108 | 0416 |
R5494 | 1942-06-15 | 44 | KM | O | Waddington | Convoy patrol | 1200 | 1300 |
R5494 | 1942-06-16 | 44 | KM | O | Waddington | Convoy patrol | 1855 | 2240 |
R5494 | 1942-06-25 | 44 | KM | O | Waddington | Bremen | 2333 | 0345 |
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