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R5697

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-07-02

Struck off:

1942-12-21

Crashed

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5697

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ZN

Story

Served with 44 Sqn and 106 Sqn.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Mission:

Duisburg

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Squadron:

106

Name

GS

FN

J

FV

RD

EJD

RM

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Anderson

Skinner

Gardner

Lamb

Wiberg

Watt

Paterson

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Service No.

Service

657590

RAFVR

611063

RAF

R/101865

RCAF

1320476

RAFVR

R/77557

RCAF

526911

RAF

1002396

RAFVR

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Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5697
1942-07-02
44 Sqn
R5697
1942-09-14
Cat AC
R5697
1942-09-26
44 Sqn
R5697
1942-10-03
Cat AC
R5697
1942-10-24
44 Sqn
R5697
1942-10-28
106 Sqn
R5697
1942-12-21
Cat E
Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5697
1942-09-13
44
KM
H
Waddington
Bremen
2311
0445
R5697
1942-10-01
44
KM
R
Waddington
Warnemunde
1809
0132
R5697
1942-11-06
106
ZN
Syerston
Genoa
2110
0245
R5697
1942-11-16
106
ZN
Syerston
Gardening (Baltic area)
1655
0055
R5697
1942-11-18
106
ZN
Syerston
Turin
1755
0330
R5697
1942-11-28
106
ZN
Syerston
Turin
1840
0410
R5697
1942-12-14
106
ZN
Syerston
Gardening (Nectarine)
1710
2025
R5697
1942-12-20
106
ZN
Syerston
Duisburg
1750
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