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R5565

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5565

S

QR

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-04-27

Struck off:

1944-01-26

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
Kay Crew.jpg
Story

Served with 83 Sqn until June 1943. Transferred to PFF NTU for 3 months before joining 61 Sqn. Crashed in northern Germany.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Skellingthorpe

Mission:

Magdeburg

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

T

GJ

WD

JS

CA

CR

L

Martin

Davies

James

Smith

Ponder

Tingle

Horrocks

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

1437908

Killed

RAFVR

1833018

Killed

RAFVR

1293578

Killed

RAFVR

1425785

Killed

RAFVR

1389967

Killed

RAFVR

1819840

Killed

RAFVR

2208986

Killed

RAFVR

Memorial

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
R5565
1942-04-27
61 Con Flt
R5565
1942-04-27
83 Sqn
R5565
1942-05-20
Cat AC
R5565
1942-05-22
83 Sqn
R5565
1942-07-20
Cat B
R5565
1943-02-02
AW/CN
R5565
1943-02-15
46 MU
R5565
1943-04-19
83 Sqn
R5565
1943-06-23
PFF NTU
R5565
1943-05-23
AV Roe
R5565
1943-09-18
61 Sqn
R5565
1944-01-22
Cat E
Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5565
1942-05-30
83
OL
?
Scampton
Cologne
2353
0358
R5565
1942-06-02
83
OL
?
Scampton
Essen
2349
0425
R5565
1942-06-06
83
OL
?
Scampton
Emden
2345
0423
R5565
1942-06-19
83
OL
K
Scampton
Emden
2354
0405
R5565
1942-06-25
83
OL
K
Scampton
Bremen
2337
0416
R5565
1942-07-02
83
OL
K
Scampton
Bremen
2342
0428
R5565
1942-07-19
83
OL
K
Scampton
Vegesack
0020
0458
R5565
1943-09-23
61
QR
S
Syerston
Mannheim
1922
0231
R5565
1943-09-27
61
QR
S
Syerston
Hanover
1922
0039
R5565
1943-09-29
61
QR
S
Syerston
Bochum
1823
2345
R5565
1943-10-01
61
QR
S
Syerston
Hagen
1853
0013
R5565
1943-10-02
61
QR
S
Syerston
Munich
1905
0250
R5565
1943-10-03
61
QR
S
Syerston
Kassel
1852
0045
R5565
1943-10-04
61
QR
S
Syerston
Frankfurt
1827
0052
R5565
1943-10-07
61
QR
S
Syerston
Stuttgart
2028
2340
R5565
1943-10-18
61
QR
S
Syerston
Hanover
1737
2330
R5565
1943-10-20
61
QR
S
Syerston
Leipzig
1727
0021
R5565
1943-10-22
61
QR
S
Syerston
Kassel
1812
0015
R5565
1943-11-03
61
QR
S
Syerston
Dusseldorf
1712
2151
R5565
1943-11-18
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
1735
0155
R5565
1943-11-22
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
1717
2346
R5565
1943-11-23
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
1733
0014
R5565
1943-11-26
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
1728
0050
R5565
1943-12-02
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
1650
2345
R5565
1943-12-03
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Leipzig
0023
0745
R5565
1943-12-16
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
1647
2356
R5565
1943-12-20
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Frankfurt
1715
2240
R5565
1943-12-23
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
2351
0744
R5565
1943-12-29
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
1710
0022
R5565
1944-01-01
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
0002
0803
R5565
1944-01-05
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Stettin
0007
0903
R5565
1944-01-14
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Brunswick
1641
2235
R5565
1944-01-20
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Berlin
1639
2332
R5565
1944-01-21
61
QR
S
Skellingthorpe
Magdeburg
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