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R5733

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-07-11

Struck off:

1947-05-07

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5733

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Survived the war. Served with 50 Sqn, 44 Sqgn, 1654 HCU, 3LFS, 6 LFS.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5733
1942-07-11
50 Sqn
R5733
1942-11-14
44 Sqn
R5733
1943-01-26
Cat B
R5733
1943-02-02
Cat AC
R5733
1945-03-06
44 Sqn
R5733
1943-05-12
ROS
R5733
1943-05-22
44 Sqn
R5733
1943-06-13
1654 HCU
R5733
1943-08-29
Cat AC
R5733
1943-09-22
Recat B
R5733
1944-01-15
AW/CN
R5733
1944-04-09
5 MU
R5733
1944-04-29
3 LFS
R5733
1944-07-04
AV Roe
R5733
1944-10-13
AW/CN
R5733
1944-11-03
46 MU
R5733
1945-01-16
32 MU
R5733
1945-02-09
6 LFS
R5733
1946-01-09
231 Sqn
R5733
1946-04-27
20 MU
R5733
1947-05-07
SOC
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5733
1942-07-29
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Saarbrucken
0009
0420
R5733
1942-08-01
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Dusseldorf
0055
0530
R5733
1942-08-09
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Le Havre
2137
0103
R5733
1942-08-10
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Gardening (Silverthorn)
2207
0421
R5733
1942-08-17
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Osnabruck
2132
0204
R5733
1942-08-20
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Tanker Attack
0245
1108
R5733
1942-08-24
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Frankfurt
2106
0235
R5733
1942-08-27
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Kassel
2132
0226
R5733
1942-08-28
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Nurenburg
2109
2320
R5733
1942-09-01
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Saarbrucken
2341
0458
R5733
1942-09-02
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Karlsruhe
2318
0447
R5733
1942-09-04
50
VN
O
Swinderby
Bremen
0014
0502

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