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R5865

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Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Metropolitan-Vickers

Contract:

B.108750/40

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Delivered:

1942-06-13

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Fate:

Memorial:
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R5865

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Initially allocated to 106 Sqn and 207 Sqn on the same day. Also served with 57 Sqn, 1661 HCU, 1668 HCU. Became 4950M.

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5865
1942-06-13
AV Roe
R5865
1942-06-22
106 Sqn
R5865
1942-06-22
207 Sqn
R5865
1942-09-24
57 Sqn
R5865
1943-01-24
1661 HCU
R5865
1943-04-05
Cat B
R5865
1943-08-14
AW/CN
R5865
1943-08-29
46 MU
R5865
1943-11-11
1668 HCU
R5865
1944-12-08
Conv Instr A/F
4950M
Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5865
1942-06-27
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Bremen
0014
0425
R5865
1942-06-29
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Bremen
0005
0221
R5865
1942-07-02
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Bremen
0006
0405
R5865
1942-07-11
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Danzig
1647
0055
R5865
1942-07-21
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Duisberg
0014
0357
R5865
1942-07-23
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Duisberg
0104
0506
R5865
1942-07-25
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Duisberg
0030
0404
R5865
1942-07-26
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Hamburg
2253
0400
R5865
1942-07-29
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Saarbrucken
2346
0029
R5865
1942-07-31
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Dusseldorf
0011
0551
R5865
1942-08-15
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Dusseldorf
0047
0435
R5865
1942-08-16
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Gardening (Willow)
2129
0406

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