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Rxxxx Series
Photo
Serial
Struck Off
Fate
Last Operation
Story
R5482
1942-12-28
Shot Down
Gardening (Artichokes)
Served with 97 Sqn from Feb 42 until being transferred to 101 Sqn in October of that year.
R5483
1944-01-24
Missing
Berlin
Served with 97 Sqn until April 43, then transferred to 1654 HCU. Moved to 622 Sqn on 10th January 44 before being lost a fortnight later.
R5484
1943-04-17
Missing
Pilsen
Served for a month with 44 Sqn before being damaged and returned to A V Roe until 12th March 43 when it was allocated to 83 Sqn. It was lost a month later.
R5485
1944-07-23
Missing
Served for 8 months with 109 Sqn before transferring to 1657 HCU. Transferred to 467 Sqn on 1st January 44 before being lost on 19th July 44.
R5486
1942-03-25
Crashed
Training
Served with 97 Sqn until crashing at RAF Finningley after diverting from Woodhall Spa on a night cross-country training exercise.
R5487
1942-07-27
Missing
Hamburg
Served with 97 Sqn until going missing on a mission to Hamburg.
R5488
1942-07-05
Missing
Gardening
Served with 97 Sqn for 3 months before transferring to 61 Sqn. Lost 6 weeks weeks later. Presumed lost over the North Sea. Sgt Brown's body was later washed ashore.
R5489
1942-08-21
Crashed
Training
Served with 44 Sqn. Crashed at Branston on 16th August 42 on a training flight. This aircraft flew all its ops as KM-X, but was KM-G when it crashed. This aircraft was named “George” after a visit to the aircraft factory at Yeadon by the King. When G for George became available it was recoded, but lost before any more ops were flown.
R5490
1948-01-24
Served throughout the war with 97 Sqn, 1654 HCU and 15 Sqn. Scrapped in 1948.
R5491
1943-05-31
Served briefly with 44 Sqn but didnt fly any missions, before transferring to 61 Sqn and then 1656 HCU.
R5492
1943-09-30
Served with 44 Sqn, 106 Sqn and 1661 HCU.
R5493
1942-03-26
Shot Down
Gardening (Artichokes)
Served with 97 Sqn for a couple of weeks before transferring to 44 Sqn. Shot down on its first mission with 44 Sqn on 24th March 1942. Hit by ack-ack causing the aircraft to explode, crashing off the French coast. No crew were recovered. All are remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.

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