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Rxxxx Series
Photo
Serial
Struck Off
Fate
Last Operation
Story
R5676
1943-03-06
Crashed
Served with 106 Sqn and 1660 HCU.
R5677
1943-06-02
Missing
Served with 106 Sqn.
R5678
1942-08-16
Missing
Dusseldorf
Served with 106 Sqn.
R5679
1942-09-25
Missing
Gardening
Served with 61 Sqn for three months before going missing on a Gardening op in the Baltic. Crashed 0200Hrs at Gronhoj, near Viborg, Denmark. Exploded on impact.
R5680
1943-01-14
Missing
Essen
Served with 106 Sqn.
R5681
1942-09-17
Missing
Essen
Served with 106 Sqn.
R5682
1942-09-04
Missing
Bremen
Initially allocated to 83 Sqn, it was transferred to 61 Sqn the following day. It was lost on its 14 operation against Bremen. Hit by flak over Dutch Coast and then finished off by night fighter. Crashed near Wartena, Friesland. Probably a victim of Hptm Helmut Lent, StII/NJG2.
R5683
1942-08-09
Missing
Duisburg
Served with 106 Sqn.
R5684
1942-08-26
Missing
Frankfurt
Served with 106 Sqn.
R5685
1943-10-10
Scrapped
Originally allocated to 97 Sqn, but moved to 50 Sqn 2 days later. Transferred to 44 Sqn and then 50 sqn, and 460 Sqn on 7th Jan 43. Moved to 1667 HCU in July 43 and suffered Cat E damage on 30th Sep 43. Struck off later.
R5686
1943-06-12
Missing
Originally allocated to 106/207 Sqns but was Cat B on delivery. Back in action with 83 Sqn in March 43 before going missing.
R5687
1943-07-31
Missing
Originally allocated to 106/50 Sqn before transferring to 44 Sqn and back to 50 Sqn. Moved to 100? Sqn in March 43 and was missing in Jul 43.

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