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R5487

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5487

V

OF

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-02-28

Struck off:

1942-07-27

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 97 Sqn until going missing on a mission to Hamburg.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Woodhall Spa

Mission:

Hamburg

Squadron:

97

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

W/Op

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Flt Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

WA

JP

KJ

EN

JG

TA

O

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McMurchy

Doyle

Williams

Grimwood

Richardson

Grey

Barraclough

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Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

J/5484

Killed

RCAF

R/90540

Killed

RCAF

120074

Killed

RAFVR

1183176

Killed

RAFVR

751194

Killed

RAFVR

1495685

Killed

RAFVR

644523

Killed

RAF

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Missions Flown
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Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5487
1942-03-20
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Nectarine)
1437
1845
R5487
1942-03-25
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Essen
1947
2300
R5487
1942-04-27
97
OF
V
Lossiemouth
Tirpitz
2022
0418
R5487
1942-04-28
97
OF
V
Lossiemouth
Tirpitz
2100
0440
R5487
1942-05-02
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Daffodil)
2244
0445
R5487
1942-05-07
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Warnemunde
2152
0526
R5487
1942-05-07
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Asparagus)
0059
0622
R5487
1942-05-16
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Daffodil)
2218
0420
R5487
1942-05-19
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Mannheim
2217
0424
R5487
1942-05-22
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Willows)
2210
0511
R5487
1942-05-26
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Broccoli)
2312
0605
R5487
1942-06-01
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Essen
R5487
1942-06-08
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Essen
2342
0432
R5487
1942-06-21
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Deodars)
2225
0455
R5487
1942-06-25
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2352
0435
R5487
1942-06-27
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2345
0405
R5487
1942-06-29
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2344
0322
R5487
1942-07-02
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2336
0410
R5487
1942-07-08
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Wilhelmshaven
2356
0422
R5487
1942-07-25
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Deodars)
2302
0543
R5487
1942-07-26
97
OF
V
Woodhall Spa
Hamburg
2303
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