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R5543

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5543

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Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-04-12

Struck off:

1942-08-22

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Was lost on its 18th operation.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Mission:

Shipping Strike

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Pilot

Nav

WOp/AG

Bomb Aimer

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

P/O

P/O

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

JH

JE

TL

VJ

H

TL

RH

Harrad

Madson

Wilson

Watson

Allen

Boland

Linton

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

112752

Killed

RAFVR

J/8950

Killed

RCAF

J/8129

Killed

RCAF

403205

Killed

RAAF

1058478

Killed

RAFVR

41566

Killed

RNZAF

777683

Killed

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5543
1942-04-12
61 Sqn
R5543
1942-08-20
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5543
1942-05-22
61
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T
Syerston
Gardening
2140
2230
R5543
1942-05-29
61
QR
T
Syerston
Paris
0140
0605
R5543
1942-06-01
61
QR
T
Syerston
Essen
2325
0420
R5543
1942-06-02
61
QR
T
Syerston
Essen
2345
0345
R5543
1942-06-06
61
QR
T
Syerston
Emden
2340
0420
R5543
1942-06-18
61
QR
T
Syerston
Gardening
0055
0455
R5543
1942-06-22
61
QR
T
Syerston
Emden
2355
0440
R5543
1942-06-29
61
QR
T
Syerston
Bremen
2345
0450
R5543
1942-07-02
61
QR
T
Syerston
Bremen
2335
0437
R5543
1942-07-11
61
QR
T
Syerston
Danzig
1650
0230
R5543
1942-07-17
61
QR
T
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0730
1730
R5543
1942-07-19
61
QR
T
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0845
1845
R5543
1942-07-26
61
QR
T
Syerston
Hamburg
2255
0545
R5543
1942-07-29
61
QR
T
Syerston
Saarbrucken
0010
0505
R5543
1942-08-01
61
QR
T
Syerston
Dusseldorf
0020
0430
R5543
1942-08-05
61
QR
T
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0640
1705
R5543
1942-08-11
61
QR
T
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0810
1205
R5543
1942-08-12
61
QR
T
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0855
1905
R5543
1942-08-19
61
QR
T
Syerston
Tanker Attack
1440
2100
R5543
1942-08-20
61
QR
T
Syerston
Tanker Attack
1100
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