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R5500

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5500

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-03-13

Struck off:

1946-12-05

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Served initially with 207 Sqn, before a brief transfer to 460 Sqn before going to 1656 HCU and then 1 LFS before being scrapped after the war.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mission:

Squadron:

Role

Rank

Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5500
1942-03-13
207 Sqn
R5500
1942-04-21
Cat B
R5500
1942-10-17
AW/CN
R5500
1942-10-21
460 Sqn
R5500
1942-10-22
1656 HCU
R5500
1943-01-30
Cat AC
R5500
1943-02-20
1656 HCU
R5500
1943-06-25
Cat AC
R5500
1943-07-10
1656 HCU
R5500
1943-08-08
Cat AC
R5500
1943-09-11
1656 HCU
R5500
1943-09-23
1667 HCU
R5500
1944-01-23
1 LFS
R5500
1944-04-07
Cat AC
R5500
1944-04-22
1 LFS
R5500
1944-10-21
4 S of TT
4902M
R5500
1946-12-05
SOC
Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5500
1942-05-02
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Gardening (Radish)
2339
0538
R5500
1942-05-06
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Stuttgart
2206
0354
R5500
1942-05-07
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Gardening (Nasturtium)
2232
0329
R5500
1942-05-15
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Gardening (Asparagus)
2334
0439
R5500
1942-05-19
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Mannheim
2304
0508
R5500
1942-05-30
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Cologne
R5500
1942-06-01
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Essen
2318
0120
R5500
1942-06-02
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Essen
2354
0344
R5500
1942-06-07
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Gardening (Nectarine)
0113
0437
R5500
1942-06-09
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Gardening (Nasturtium)
2153
0504
R5500
1942-06-11
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Gardening (Nectarine)
0131
0443
R5500
1942-06-20
207
EM
B
Bottesford
Emden
2343
0313

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