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R5700

Kay Crew.jpg

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-07-03

Struck off:

1943-09-22

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5700

N

WS

Story

Served with 106 Sqn and 9 Sqn. Crashed at Hardwick whilst with 106 Sqn (photo) but was repaired and moved to 9 Sqn. Hit by heavy flak and crashed.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bardney

Mission:

Hannover

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Squadron:

9

Name

EJ

MJ

GA

NA

V

D

VJ

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Crabtree

MacRitchie

Sales

Noble

Hirst-Gee

Everest

Lander

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Service No.

Service

409385

RAAF

1560316

RAFVR

1803655

RAFVR

R/119448

RCAF

1451452

RAFVR

R/173859

RCAF

611578

RAF

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Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5700
1942-07-03
106 Sqn
R5700
1943-03-02
AV Roe
R5700
1943-05-08
AW/CN
R5700
1943-05-18
5 MU
R5700
1943-06-29
9 Sqn
R5700
1943-08-09
AV Roe
R5700
1943-08-14
9 Sqn
R5700
1943-09-22
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5700
1942-10-15
106
ZN
G
Syerston
Cologne
1905
2325
R5700
1942-10-24
106
ZN
G
Syerston
Milan
1225
1705
R5700
1942-11-07
106
ZN
G
Syerston
Genoa
1725
0300
R5700
1942-11-13
106
ZN
G
Syerston
Genoa
1745
0250
R5700
1942-11-20
106
ZN
G
Syerston
Turin
1810
0330
R5700
1942-11-22
106
ZN
G
Syerston
Stuttgart
1820
0205
R5700
1942-11-28
106
ZN
G
Syerston
Turin
1835
0420
R5700
1942-12-06
106
ZN
G
Syerston
Mannheim
1725
0010
R5700
1942-12-08
106
ZN
G
Syerston
Turin
1740
0140
R5700
1943-07-08
9
WS
N
Bardney
Cologne
2232
0450
R5700
1943-07-24
9
WS
N
Bardney
Hamburg
2309
0400
R5700
1943-07-25
9
WS
N
Bardney
Essen
2134
0227

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