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Missions Flown
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Missions Flown
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NX611 "Just Jane" at East Kirkby
R5740
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:
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
Service No.
Service
145476
RAFVR
530175
RAF
1316701
RAFVR
1385570
RAFVR
1271185
RAFVR
1399828
RAFVR
1455580
RAFVR
149534
RAFVR
Fate
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
Killed
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
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Serial | Date | Sqn | Code | Base | Mission | T/O | Land | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R5740 | 1943-06-16 | 44 | KM | O | Dunholme Lodge | Cologne | 2213 | 0328 |
R5740 | 1943-06-21 | 44 | KM | O | Dunholme Lodge | Krefeld | 2344 | 0403 |
R5740 | 1943-06-25 | 44 | KM | O | Dunholme Lodge | Gelsenkirchen | 2251 | - |
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