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R5740

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-07-15

Struck off:

1943-06-43

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5740

O

KM

Story

Served with 44 Sqn. Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm Franz Buschmann of 12/7./MJG1 at 02.17 hrs and crashed into the North Sea 50km west of Texel.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Dunholme Lodge

Mission:

Gelsenkirchen

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Pilot

​

​

Rank

P/O

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

P/O

​

​

Squadron:

44

Name

DM

T

RJ

RHW

NH

ERH

KW

DM

​

Sharp

Johnstone

Dash

Thompson

Morris

Griffiths

Langstaff

Struthers

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​

​

Service No.

Service

145476

RAFVR

530175

RAF

1316701

RAFVR

1385570

RAFVR

1271185

RAFVR

1399828

RAFVR

1455580

RAFVR

149534

RAFVR

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​

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Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5740
1944-07-15
44 Sqn
R5740
1942-07-27
Cat AC
R5740
1942-08-07
ROS
R5740
1942-09-12
44 Sqn
R5740
1943-01-24
Cat AC
R5740
1943-02-20
44 Sqn
R5740
1943-06-26
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5740
1943-01-17
44
KM
O
Waddington
Berlin
1714
0100
R5740
1943-01-23
44
KM
O
Waddington
Dusseldorf
1713
2200
R5740
1943-03-03
44
KM
O
Waddington
Hamburg
1914
0034
R5740
1943-03-08
44
KM
O
Waddington
Nuremberg
1939
0318
R5740
1943-03-11
44
KM
O
Waddington
Stuttgart
2009
0255
R5740
1943-03-12
44
KM
O
Waddington
Essen
1919
2356
R5740
1943-04-03
44
KM
O
Waddington
Essen
1941
2224
R5740
1943-04-08
44
KM
O
Waddington
Duisburg
2050
0253
R5740
1943-04-10
44
KM
O
Waddington
Frankfurt
0028
0647
R5740
1943-04-13
44
KM
O
Waddington
La Spezia
2035
0615
R5740
1943-04-16
44
KM
O
Waddington
Pilsen
2110
0600
R5740
1943-04-18
44
KM
O
Waddington
La Spezia
2059
0621

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