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L7540

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro - Manchester

Contract:

B.648770/37 - amended in 1940

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L7540

Works Order:

5723

Delivered:

09/01/1942

Struck off:

14/04/1944

Fate:

Struck Off Charge

Memorial:
Story
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L7540 served with 44 Sqn (no ops) - 83 Sqn - 207 Sqn - 1654 HCU - 1668 HCU - 1661 HCU and 5 LFS before being struck off charge after a Cat B crash.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mission:

Training

Role

Rank

Name

Squadron:

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
L7540
1942-01-09
44 Sqn
L7540
1942-02-26
44 Conv Flt
L7540
1942-04-15
Cat AC
L7540
1942-04-18
AV Roe
L7540
1942-04-25
44 Conv Flt
L7540
1942-04-28
83 Conv Flt
L7540
1942-06-28
207 Sqn
L7540
1942-06-29
207 Conv Flt
L7540
1942-07-08
AV Roe
L7540
1942-09-04
1654 HCU
L7540
1942-10-16
Cat AC
L7540
1942-11-14
1654 HCU
L7540
1943-02-10
Cat AC
L7540
1943-03-27
1654 HCU
L7540
1943-06-14
Cat AC
L7540
1943-07-03
1654 HCU
L7540
1943-08-29
1668 HCU
L7540
1943-09-25
1661 HCU
L7540
1943-11-03
Cat AC
L7540
1943-12-18
1661 HCU
L7540
1944-02-02
5 LFS
L7540
1944-04-03
Cat B
L7540
1944-04-14
Recat E
Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Target
T/O
Land
L7540
1942-06-25
83
OL
Scampton
Bremen
2359
0447

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