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Missions Flown
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Missions Flown
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NX611 "Just Jane" at East Kirkby
R5859
Avro 683 Lancaster I
Built by:
Metropolitan-Vickers
Contract:
B.108750/40
Works Order:
Delivered:
1942-05-26
Struck off:
1942-12-16
Crashed
Fate:
Memorial:
R5859
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Story
Served with 61 Sqn. As the Lancaster cleared the runway, the immersion switch on the dinghy activated, causing it to break free and foul the tail plane. A shallow dive commenced and the bomber hit the ground1 mile NE of Gunthorpe, Nottingham.
Last Flight Details (if lost)
Home Base:
Syerston
Mission:
Mannheim
Role
Pilot
Flt Eng
Nav
Bomb Aimer
WOp/AG
Air Gunner
Air Gunner
Rank
Flt Sgt
Sgt
P/O
Sgt
Sgt
P/O
Sgt
Squadron:
61
Name
W
PJ
CF
WW
JF
HS
JV
MacFarlane
Keay
Williams
Dawson
Edwards
Gline
Rees
Service No.
Service
142540
RAF
15302
RAAF
123048
RAFVR
1123166
RAFVR
143652
RAFVR
1321234
RAFVR
Fate
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
IBCC Link
Memorial
Movements
Serial | Date | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
R5859 | 1942-05-26 | AV Roe | |
R5859 | 1942-06-03 | 61 Sqn | |
R5859 | 1942-09-11 | Cat AC | |
R5859 | 1942-10-03 | 61 Sqn | |
R5859 | 1942-12-07 | Cat E |
Missions Flown
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Serial | Date | Sqn | Code | Base | Mission | T/O | Land | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R5859 | 1942-08-05 | 61 | QR | G | Syerston | Anti Submarine | 0625 | 1625 |
R5859 | 1942-08-09 | 61 | QR | G | Syerston | Anti Submarine | 0800 | 1715 |
R5859 | 1942-08-21 | 61 | QR | G | Syerston | Shipping Strikes | 0550 | 0810 |
R5859 | 1942-08-28 | 61 | QR | G | Syerston | Nuremburg | 2050 | 0425 |
R5859 | 1942-09-01 | 61 | QR | G | Syerston | Saarbrucken | 2340 | 0520 |
R5859 | 1942-09-09 | 61 | QR | G | Syerston | Gardening | 2340 | 0700 |
R5859 | 1942-11-20 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Turin | 1805 | 0250 |
R5859 | 1942-11-28 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Turin | 1855 | 0400 |
R5859 | 1942-12-06 | 61 | QR | F | Syerston | Mannheim | 1725 | 0010 |
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