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Missions Flown
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Missions Flown
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NX611 "Just Jane" at East Kirkby
R5734
Avro 683 Lancaster I
Built by:
Avro, Manchester
Contract:
B.69274/40
Works Order:
7671
Delivered:
1942-07-13
Struck off:
1944-04-05
Missing
Fate:
Memorial:
R5734
V
QR
Story
Initially allocated to 50 Sqn but transferred to 1654 HCU the same day. Also served with 61 Sqn. Homebound, while flying North of track was intercepted by night fighter Ju88 flown by Major Rudolf Schoenert of NJG10, crashing at Namur. Other source material claim that Lt Fred Hromadnik of 9./NJG4 claimed this loss at 0416 hrs 3.5 km North East of Namur.
Last Flight Details (if lost)
Home Base:
Coningsby
Mission:
Nuremburg
Role
Pilot
Flt Eng
Nav
Bomb Aimer
WOp/AG
Air Gunner
Air Gunner
Rank
P/O
Sgt
Flt Sgt
F/O
Sgt
Sgt
Sgt
Squadron:
61
Name
JA
RC
JV
RA
WN
FW
B
Haste
Mills
Groves
Whitaker
James
Skelcher
Nutley
Service No.
Service
417074
RAAF
1320716
RAFVR
1387958
RAFVR
138797
RAFVR
1338403
RAFVR
962849
RAFVR
1234174
RAFVR
Fate
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Movements
Serial | Date | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
R5734 | 1942-07-13 | 50 Sqn | |
R5734 | 1942-07-14 | 1654 HCU | |
R5734 | 1942-10-19 | Cat AC | |
R5734 | 1942-11-07 | 1654 HCU | |
R5734 | 1943-06-15 | Cat B | |
R5734 | Unknown | AW/CN | |
R5734 | 1943-11-26 | 20 MU | |
R5734 | 1944-01-23 | 61 Sqn | |
R5734 | 1944-03-31 | Cat E |
Missions Flown
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Serial | Date | Sqn | Code | Base | Mission | T/O | Land | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R5734 | 1944-02-15 | 61 | QR | V | Coningsby | Berlin | 1728 | 2044 |
R5734 | 1944-02-20 | 61 | QR | V | Coningsby | Stuttgart | 2345 | 0718 |
R5734 | 1944-02-24 | 61 | QR | V | Coningsby | Schweinfurt | 1831 | 0226 |
R5734 | 1944-03-01 | 61 | QR | V | Coningsby | Stuttgart | 2308 | 0745 |
R5734 | 1944-03-15 | 61 | QR | V | Coningsby | Stuttgart | 1858 | 0305 |
R5734 | 1944-03-18 | 61 | QR | V | Coningsby | Frankfurt | 1901 | 0057 |
R5734 | 1944-03-22 | 61 | QR | V | Coningsby | Frankfurt | 1846 | 0104 |
R5734 | 1944-03-24 | 61 | QR | V | Coningsby | Berlin | 1826 | 0145 |
R5734 | 1944-03-30 | 61 | QR | V | Coningsby | Nuremburg | 2207 | '- |
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