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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
1942-08-24
83
OL
F
Wyton
Frankfurt
2058
0154
R5857
1942-08-27
83
OL
F
Wyton
Kassel
2109
0239
R5857
1942-09-06
83
OL
F
Wyton
Duisburg
0139
0313
R5857
1942-09-08
83
OL
F
Wyton
Frankfurt
2111
0238
R5857
1942-09-10
83
OL
F
Wyton
Dusseldorf
2041
0044
R5857
1942-09-13
83
OL
F
Wyton
Bremen
2308
0355
R5857
1942-09-16
83
OL
F
Wyton
Essen
2016
0037
R5857
1942-10-05
83
OL
F
Wyton
Aachen
1925
2340
R5857
1942-10-06
83
OL
F
Wyton
Osnabruck
1920
0010
R5857
1942-10-13
83
OL
F
Wyton
Kiel
1835
0025
R5857
1942-11-06
83
OL
F
Wyton
Genoa
2220
0655

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