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R5689

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-06-24

Struck off:

1942-09-24

Crashed

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5689

N

VN

Story

Originally allocated to 106/50 Sqn crashed returning from a Gardening operation on 19th Sep 1942.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Swinderby

Mission:

Gardening

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

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Squadron:

50

Name

EJ

GWM

H

SC

JW

J

JR

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Morley

Harrison

Male

Garrett

Dalby

Fraser

Gibbons

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Service No.

Service

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RAAF

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R/91886

RCAF

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Fate

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

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Safe

Killed

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IBCC Link

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5689
1942-06-24
106 Sqn
R5689
1942-06-24
50 Sqn
R5689
1942-09-19
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5689
1942-09-06
50
VN
N
Swinderby
Duisburg
0124
0531
R5689
1942-09-10
50
VN
N
Swinderby
Dusseldorf
2055
0109
R5689
1942-09-13
50
VN
N
Swinderby
Bremen
2322
0443
R5689
1942-09-14
50
VN
N
Swinderby
Wilhelmshaven
2034
0053
R5689
1942-09-16
50
VN
N
Swinderby
Essen
2008
0046
R5689
1942-09-18
50
VN
N
Swinderby
Gardening (Nasturtium)
1915
0155

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