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R5509

Kay Crew.jpg

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-04-12

Struck off:

1942-08-18

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
Tail_bkgnd.png

R5509

G

EM

Story

Served with 207 Sqn before going missing on a Gardening operation.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bottesford

Mission:

Gardening

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Squadron:

207

Name

NJ

AM

WB

AH

S

J

A

Sutherland

Craig

McVicar

McKenzie

Spencer

McArthur

Roddam

Service No.

Service

41631

RNZAF

613300

RAF

655655

RAFVR

915768

RAFVR

1310508

RAFVR

1118847

RAFVR

1378871

RAFVR

Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5509
1942-04-12
207 Sqn
R5509
1942-05-30
Cat AC
R5509
1942-06-27
207 Sqn
R5509
1942-08-17
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5509
1942-06-25
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Bremen
0007
0447
R5509
1942-06-27
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Bremen
2348
0402
R5509
1942-06-29
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Bremen
2340
0503
R5509
1942-07-03
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Gardening (Asparagus)
2211
0417
R5509
1942-07-23
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Duisberg
0103
0500
R5509
1942-07-26
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Hamburg
2309
0423
R5509
1942-07-29
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Saarbrucken
2347
0419
R5509
1942-07-31
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Dusseldorf
0058
0500
R5509
1942-08-12
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Mainz
2240
0403
R5509
1942-08-15
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Dusseldorf
0046
0501
R5509
1942-08-16
207
EM
G
Bottesford
Gardening (Willow)
2131
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