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JB138

Avro 683 Lancaster III

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

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JB138

Contract:

1807

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Delivered:

1943-08-22

Struck off:

1946-10-16

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Fate:

Memorials:
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Story

Survived the war. Served with 61 Sqn, 5 LFS and 4 School of Technical Training. Became 5224M.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

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Fate

Service

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Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
JB138
1943-08-22
61 Sqn
JB138
1943-12-09
AV Roe
JB138
1943-12-18
61 Sqn
JB138
1944-01-06
Cat AC
JB138
1944-02-05
61 Sqn
JB138
1944-11-17
Cat AC
JB138
1944-12-01
61 Sqn
JB138
1945-02-02
5 LFS
JB138
1945-04-28
Conv Instr A/F
5224M
JB138
1946-10-16
SOC
Missions Flown

Click on date to see crew and op details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
JB138
1944-09-11
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Darmstadt
2043
0300
JB138
1944-09-12
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Stuttgart
1853
0139
JB138
1944-09-17
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Boulogne
0743
1120
JB138
1944-09-18
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Bremerhaven
1805
2302
JB138
1944-09-19
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Rheydt
1831
2233
JB138
1944-09-23
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Munster
1904
0043
JB138
1944-09-26
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Karlsruhe
0054
0724
JB138
1944-09-27
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Kaiserslautern
2233
0414
JB138
1944-10-05
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Wilhelmshaven
0738
1326
JB138
1944-10-06
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Bremen
1753
2219
JB138
1944-10-11
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Flushing
1337
1713
JB138
1944-10-14
61
QR
J
Skellingthorpe
Brunswick
2233
0155

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