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R5570

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-05-01

Struck off:

1942-12-10

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5570

F

EM

Story

Served with 207 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Langar

Mission:

Turin

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Nav

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

W/C

Sgt

Sgt

F/L

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Squadron:

207

Name

FGL

CM

WH

DA

W

R

WE

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Bain

Hurley

Ellis

Nicoll

Hingley

Boardman

Lodge

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Service No.

Service

28259

RAF

549735

RAF

1384878

RAFVR

45683

RAF

1021212

RAFVR

610906

RAF

407868

RAAF

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Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5570
1942-05-01
83 Sqn
R5570
1942-05-03
207 Sqn
R5570
1942-11-10
Cat AC
R5570
1942-11-21
207 Sqn
R5570
1942-12-09
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5570
1942-08-15
207
EM
F
Bottesford
Gardening (Geranium)
2101
0359
R5570
1942-08-27
207
EM
F
Bottesford
Kassel
2043
0005
R5570
1942-08-28
207
EM
F
Bottesford
Nurnberg
2056
2258
R5570
1942-09-01
207
EM
F
Bottesford
Saarbrucken
2331
0438
R5570
1942-09-13
207
EM
F
Bottesford
Bremen
2314
0333
R5570
1942-09-19
207
EM
F
Bottesford
Munich
2201
0432
R5570
1942-09-23
207
EM
R
Langar
Wismar
2224
0541
R5570
1942-10-06
207
EM
R
Langar
Osnabruck
1911
2352
R5570
1942-12-08
207
EM
R
Langar
Turin
1747
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