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Missions Flown

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Missions Flown

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Avro 683 Lancaster

List

List

NX611 "Just Jane" at East Kirkby

R5609

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

R5609

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-05-15

Struck off:

1948-09-13

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:

Kay Crew.jpg

Story

Survived the war. Served with 97 Sqn, 106 Sqn, 1 LFS, 1662 HCU. Became 5288M.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mission:

Squadron:

Role

Rank

Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

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Memorial

Movements

Serial	Date	Unit	Notes
R5609	1942-05-15	97 Sqn
R5609	1942-06-09	AV Roe
R5609	1942-07-02	RAF Defford
R5609	1942-07-06	TFU
R5609	1942-07-11	A&AEE
R5609	1942-07-28	97 Sqn
R5609	1942-11-29		Cat AC
R5609	1943-01-23	97 Sqn
R5609	1943-04-18	106 Sqn
R5609	1943-05-26		Cat AC
R5609	1943-06-05	106 Sqn
R5609	1943-10-19		Cat B
R5609	1944-01-29	AW/CN
R5609	1944-04-15	38 MU
R5609	1944-05-03	1 LFS
R5609	1944-11-04	1662 HCU
R5609	1945-07-07	Conv Instr A/F	5288M
R5609	1948-09-13		SOC

Missions Flown

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Serial	Date	Sqn	Code		Base	Mission	T/O	Land
R5609	1942-05-30	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Cologne	0045	0530
R5609	1942-06-01	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Essen	0011	0350
R5609	1942-08-27	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Gydyna	1948	2238
R5609	1942-08-28	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Nurnberg	2113	0325
R5609	1942-09-02	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Karlsruhe	2338	0515
R5609	1942-09-04	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Bremen	0029	0230
R5609	1942-09-08	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Frankfurt	2056	0323
R5609	1942-09-13	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Bremen	2340	0434
R5609	1942-10-22	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Genoa	1720	1840
R5609	1942-11-28	97	OF	S	Woodhall Spa	Turin	1905	0346

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