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R5671

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5671

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-06-11

Struck off:

1947-01-15

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Survived the war. Served with 83 Sqn, PFF NTU, 1656 HCU and 1 LFS.

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
R5671
1942-06-11
83 Sqn
R5671
1942-06-18
Cat AC
R5671
1942-07-04
83 Sqn
R5671
1942-11-30
Cat B
R5671
1942-12-06
ROS
R5671
1943-01-23
83 Sqn
R5671
1943-07-26
PFF NTU
R5671
1944-01-21
1656 HCU
R5671
1944-01-27
1 LFS
R5671
1944-04-25
Cat AC
R5671
1944-06-12
38 MU
R5671
1944-07-20
AV Roe
R5671
1944-10-21
AW/CN
R5671
1944-11-06
5 MU
R5671
1945-02-14
EANS
R5671
1945-03-25
46 MU
R5671
1947-01-15
SOC
Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5671
1942-06-17
83
OL
N
Scampton
Gardening (Frisian Islands)
0129
0456
R5671
1942-07-08
83
OL
N
Scampton
Wilhelmshaven
0018
0450
R5671
1942-07-11
83
OL
N
Scampton
Danzig
1658
0306
R5671
1942-07-19
83
OL
N
Scampton
Vegesack
0016
0600
R5671
1942-07-21
83
OL
N
Scampton
Duisburg
2344
0344
R5671
1942-07-23
83
OL
N
Scampton
Duisburg
0057
0456
R5671
1942-07-25
83
OL
N
Scampton
Duisburg
0028
0411
R5671
1942-07-26
83
OL
N
Scampton
Hamburg
2316
0406
R5671
1942-07-29
83
OL
N
Scampton
Saarbrucken
2349
0513
R5671
1942-07-31
83
OL
N
Scampton
Dusseldorf
0019
0406
R5671
1942-08-11
83
OL
N
Scampton
Mainz
2252
0357
R5671
1942-08-24
83
OL
N
Wyton
Frankfurt
2056
0147
R5671
1942-08-27
83
OL
N
Wyton
Kassel
2054
0157
R5671
1942-08-28
83
OL
N
Wyton
Nurnburg
2054
0306
R5671
1942-09-02
83
OL
N
Wyton
Karlsruhe
2302
0355
R5671
1942-09-06
83
OL
N
Wyton
Duisburg
0107
0439
R5671
1942-09-10
83
OL
N
Wyton
Dusseldorf
2052
0019
R5671
1942-09-13
83
OL
N
Wyton
Bremen
2306
0336
R5671
1942-09-14
83
OL
N
Wyton
Wilhelmshaven
2015
0046
R5671
1942-09-19
83
OL
N
Wyton
Munich
2019
0310
R5671
1942-10-22
83
OL
U
Wyton
Genoa
1720
0115
R5671
1942-11-06
83
OL
U
Wyton
Genoa
2135
0605
R5671
1942-11-13
83
OL
U
Wyton
Genoa
1835
0230
R5671
1943-03-01
83
OL
K
Wyton
Berlin
1905
0155
R5671
1943-03-03
83
OL
K
Wyton
Hamburg
1855
0025
R5671
1943-03-05
83
OL
K
Wyton
Essen
1920
2320
R5671
1943-03-08
83
OL
K
Wyton
Nuremberg
2014
0249
R5671
1943-03-09
83
OL
K
Wyton
Munich
2039
0356
R5671
1943-03-11
83
OL
K
Wyton
Stuttgart
2015
0152
R5671
1943-03-22
83
OL
K
Wyton
St Nazaire
1945
0035
R5671
1943-03-27
83
OL
K
Wyton
Berlin
1952
0302
R5671
1943-03-29
83
OL
K
Wyton
Berlin
2140
0445
R5671
1943-04-02
83
OL
K
Wyton
Lorient
2110
0230
R5671
1943-04-08
83
OL
K
Wyton
Duisburg
2142
0228
R5671
1943-04-10
83
OL
K
Wyton
Frankfurt
0005
0540
R5671
1943-04-13
83
OL
K
Wyton
Spezia
2123
0615
R5671
1943-04-14
83
OL
K
Wyton
Stuttgart
2144
0334
R5671
1943-04-16
83
OL
K
Wyton
Pilsen
2128
0551
R5671
1943-04-18
83
OL
K
Wyton
Spezia
2122
0616
R5671
1943-04-26
83
OL
K
Wyton
Duisburg
0018
0300
R5671
1943-04-30
83
OL
K
Wyton
Essen
0051
0502
R5671
1943-05-04
83
OL
K
Wyton
Dortmund
2244
0445
R5671
1943-05-12
83
OL
K
Wyton
Duisburg
0014
0430
R5671
1943-05-13
83
OL
K
Wyton
Pilsen
2145
0505
R5671
1943-05-23
83
OL
K
Wyton
Dortmund
2245
0323

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