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R5857

Kay Crew.jpg

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.108750/40

Works Order:

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Delivered:

1942-05-17

Struck off:

1942-11-07

Crashed

Fate:

Memorial:
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R5857

F

OL

Story

Served with 83 Sqn. Aircraft lost brakes before take off. Crash landed at Mildenhall killing 4 of the crew.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wyton

Mission:

Genoa

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

WO

Flt Sgt

WO

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

P/O

Flt Sgt

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Squadron:

83

Name

TG

CR

GJ

LEJ

DP

D

F

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Irvine

Hasekian

Stock

Humber

Gooby

Johnson

Mortimer

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Service No.

Service

1293227

RAFVR

R/79281

RCAF

1254480

RAFVR

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1289138

RAFVR

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Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Safe

Killed

Safe

Safe

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IBCC Link

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5857
1942-05-17
AV Roe
R5857
1942-06-01
83 Sqn
R5857
1942-11-07
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5857
1942-06-06
83
OL
F
Scampton
Emden
R5857
1942-06-08
83
OL
F
Scampton
Essen
2331
0342
R5857
1942-06-11
83
OL
F
Scampton
Gardening (Swinemunde)
2158
0514
R5857
1942-07-02
83
OL
F
Scampton
Bremen
2347
0403
R5857
1942-07-19
83
OL
F
Scampton
Vegesack
0015
0423
R5857
1942-07-21
83
OL
F
Scampton
Duisburg
2341
0332
R5857
1942-07-23
83
OL
F
Scampton
Duisburg
0056
0437
R5857
1942-07-25
83
OL
F
Scampton
Duisburg
0024
0355
R5857
1942-07-26
83
OL
F
Scampton
Hamburg
2316
0406
R5857
1942-07-31
83
OL
F
Scampton
Dusseldorf
0022
0355
R5857
1942-08-05
83
OL
F
Scampton
Cologne
2239
0238
R5857
1942-08-06
83
OL
F
Scampton
Duisburg
0055
0442

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