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R5737

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5737

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Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-07-12

Struck off:

1942-07-29

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Initially allocated to 50 Sqn, but transferred to 61 Sqn 3 days later. Lost on its 6th trip to Saarbrucken.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Mission:

Saarbrucken

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Name

JG

RA

JE

F

JA

LG

JM

Stewart

Parsons

Sullivan

Beard

Rice

Millar

McQuaid

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

405337

Killed

RNZAF

962821

Killed

RAFVR

983200

Killed

RAFVR

PoW

1305069

Killed

RAFVR

1380205

Killed

RAFVR

R/67249

Killed

RCAF

Missions Flown
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Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5737
1942-07-20
61
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N
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0850
1810
R5737
1942-07-23
61
QR
N
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0810
1820
R5737
1942-07-25
61
QR
N
Syerston
Anti Submarine
0720
1705
R5737
1942-07-26
61
QR
N
Syerston
Hamburg
2310
0605
R5737
1942-07-29
61
QR
N
Syerston
Saarbrucken
2359
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