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R5699

Kay Crew.jpg

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-07-02

Struck off:

1942-12-21

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5699

H

QR

Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Crashed on return from an op to Munich. Was used for salvage parts.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Mission:

Munich

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

P/O

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Squadron:

61

Name

WJ

L

W

R

R

JA

HS

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Dierkes

Pettigrew

Apps

Inglis

Andrews

Fairley

Glinz

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Service No.

Service

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RCAF

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J/10212

RCAF

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Fate

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

Safe

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IBCC Link

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5699
1942-07-02
61 Sqn
R5699
1942-12-21
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5699
1942-07-08
61
QR
H
Syerston
Wilhelmshaven
0005
0415
R5699
1942-07-11
61
QR
H
Syerston
Danzig
1655
0310
R5699
1942-07-18
61
QR
H
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0730
1700
R5699
1942-07-20
61
QR
H
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0830
1655
R5699
1942-07-26
61
QR
H
Syerston
Hamburg
2305
0610
R5699
1942-07-29
61
QR
H
Syerston
Saarbrucken
2355
0520
R5699
1942-08-01
61
QR
H
Syerston
Dusseldorf
0045
0458
R5699
1942-08-03
61
QR
H
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0645
1800
R5699
1942-08-05
61
QR
H
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0620
1605
R5699
1942-08-09
61
QR
H
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0750
1725
R5699
1942-08-13
61
QR
H
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0740
1820
R5699
1942-08-16
61
QR
H
Syerston
Anti Submarine
1140
2255

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