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R5549

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-04-24

Struck off:

Unknown

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5549

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Initially allocated to 207 Sqn. Then served with 1661 HCU, 12 Sqn, 1667 HCU, 1 LFS and lastly allocated to 1656 HCU in November 1944.

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5549
1942-04-24
61 Sqn
R5549
1942-04-24
207 Sqn
R5549
1942-09-02
Cat B
R5549
1942-11-07
207 Sqn
R5549
1943-02-23
1661 HCU
R5549
1943-03-29
AV Roe
R5549
1943-05-07
AW/CN
R5549
1943-05-17
46 MU
R5549
1943-07-10
12 Sqn
R5549
1943-07-15
1667 HCU
R5549
1943-07-21
Cat AC
R5549
1943-07-30
1667 HCU
R5549
1944-01-23
1 LFS
R5549
1944-03-23
Cat AC
R5549
1944-04-01
1 LFS
R5549
1944-07-17
Cat AC
R5549
1944-08-04
1 LFS
R5549
1944-11-08
1656 HCU
R5549
1947-06-21
SOC
Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5549
1942-06-29
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Bremen
2339
0506
R5549
1942-07-02
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Bremen
2350
0355
R5549
1942-07-08
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Wilhelmshaven
2340
0454
R5549
1942-07-11
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Danzig
1700
0215
R5549
1942-07-19
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Vegesack
2355
0445
R5549
1942-07-21
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Duisberg
0017
0433
R5549
1942-07-23
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Duisberg
0108
0528
R5549
1942-07-25
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Duisberg
0037
0437
R5549
1942-07-26
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Hamburg
2308
0218
R5549
1942-07-29
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Saarbrucken
0004
0519
R5549
1942-07-31
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Dusseldorf
0052
0537
R5549
1942-08-27
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Kassel
2053
0243

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