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R5856

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.108750/40

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1942-05-09

Struck off:

1944-07-11

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5856

U

QR

Story

Served with 83 Sqn. 1660 HCU, 61 Sqn. Hit by Flak and exploded in the air, hurtling wreckage over a wide area between 2 and 3 km SW of Mouy (Oise), a small town 13 km NW of Creil.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

St Leu D'esserent

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Squadron:

61

Name

RH

TE

PG

AM

GE

C

W

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Passant

Hunt

Uren

Frew

Nash

Howard

Smith

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Service No.

Service

421619

RAAF

1891862

RAFVR

778979

RAFVR

1132241

RAFVR

419449

RAAF

1896784

RAFVR

1504052

RAFVR

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Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5856
1942-05-09
AV Roe
R5856
1942-05-27
83 Sqn
R5856
1942-06-24
1660 HCU
R5856
1943-05-06
Cat AC
R5856
1943-05-22
1660 HCU
R5856
1943-08-08
Cat AC
R5856
1943-11-25
1660 HCU
R5856
1944-01-30
61 Sqn
R5856
1944-03-31
Cat AC
R5856
1944-06-10
61 Sqn
R5856
1944-07-08
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5856
1944-06-21
61
QR
U
Skellingthorpe
Gelsenkirchen
2326
0356
R5856
1944-06-23
61
QR
U
Skellingthorpe
Limoges
2238
0529
R5856
1944-06-24
61
QR
U
Skellingthorpe
Prouville
2301
0154
R5856
1944-06-27
61
QR
U
Skellingthorpe
Vitry
2154
0511
R5856
1944-06-29
61
QR
U
Skellingthorpe
Beauvoir
1210
1515
R5856
1944-07-04
61
QR
U
Skellingthorpe
St Leu D'Esserent
2320
0345
R5856
1944-07-07
61
QR
U
Skellingthorpe
St Leu D'Esserent
2207
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