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Rxxxx Series
Photo
Serial
Struck Off
Fate
Last Operation
Story
R5537
1942-08-25
Missing
Frankfurt
Served with 97 Sqn. Lost attacking Frankfurt in August 1942.
R5538
1945-07-45
Scrapped
Survived the war. Served with 97 Sqn and 1660 HCU before being scrapped after the war.
R5539
1942-04-30
Crashed
Allocated to A&AEE, crashed 12 days after delivery and was struck off contract a fortnight later after crashing near Malmesbury killing all 7 occupants..
R5540
1943-02-18
Crashed
Served with 61 Sqn until august 1942, then served briefly with 44 Con Flt before transferring to 1661 HCU.
R5541
1942-05-08
Crashed
Training
Served with 97 Sqn. Crashed 6 days after delivery near Wragsby. Never flew on operations. Both crew slightly injured.
R5542
1945-10-29
Scrapped
Survived the war. Served with 44 Sqn, 106 Con Flt, 83 Sqn, 1667 HCU, 3 LFS, 1660 HCU and 1661 HCU.
R5543
1942-08-22
Missing
Shipping Strike
Served with 61 Sqn. Was lost on its 18th operation. The IFF plot of an unidentified aircraft faded out a few miles out to sea west of the Scillies, and is believed to be this aircraft.
R5544
1942-06-42
Missing
Essen
Delivered to 61 Sqn and lost on its first mission against Essen.
R5545
1942-05-11
Crashed
Training
Delivered to 61 Sqn. Crashed 3 weeks later and was struck off.
R5546
1944-04-04
Missing
Initially allocated to the Handling Sqn at Boscombe Down. Was reallocated to 50 Sqn in August 1943.
R5547
1943-09-19
Crashed
Initially allocated to 44 Sqn. Suffered Cat B damage a fortnight later. Reallocated to 1654 HCU once repaired, but moved to 1661 HCU a fortnight later. Suffered Cat B damage again on 8th September 1943 and was scrapped.
R5548
1943-01-14
Scrapped
Named "Elizabeth" on the production line after a visit by the King and Queen. Allocated to 207 Sqn, but immediately transferred to 97 Sqn. Suffered Cat B damage on 28th December 1942 when a photoflash detonated on preparation for a mission. Was recategorised Cat E a fortnight later and was scrapped.

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