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R5496

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5496

U

OF

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-03-10

Struck off:

1942-09-04

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Initially allocated to 97 Sqn, but transferred to 44 Sqn on the same day (no ops), and then back to 97 Sqn 6 days after that. Missing.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Woodhall Spa

Mission:

Bremen

Squadron:

97

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

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Rank

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

JS

R

TR

GHP

SM

WF

R

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Cooper

Oxley

Whitehead

Dean

Girvin

Gray

Brook

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Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

655307

Killed

RAFVR

1127680

Killed

RAFVR

1251376

Killed

RAFVR

551023

Killed

RAF

1113555

Killed

RAFVR

1111477

Killed

RAFVR

401587

Killed

RAAF

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Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details

Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5496
1942-04-08
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Hamburg
2132
0303
R5496
1942-04-10
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Essen
R5496
1942-04-17
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Augsberg
1458
2257
R5496
1942-04-27
97
OF
U
Lossiemouth
Tirpitz
2030
0517
R5496
1942-04-28
97
OF
U
Lossiemouth
Tirpitz
2100
0535
R5496
1942-05-04
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Stuttgart
2255
0523
R5496
1942-05-05
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Stuttgart
2249
0534
R5496
1942-05-07
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Asparagus)
0047
0656
R5496
1942-05-08
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Warnemunde
2143
0456
R5496
1942-05-30
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Cologne
0037
0539
R5496
1942-06-01
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Essen
2336
0303
R5496
1942-06-02
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Essen
0022
0346
R5496
1942-06-05
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Essen
2350
0417
R5496
1942-06-17
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Nectarine)
0139
0508
R5496
1942-06-20
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Emden
2359
0321
R5496
1942-08-27
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Gydyna
2032
0524
R5496
1942-09-01
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Saarbrucken
0009
0457
R5496
1942-09-02
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Karlsruhe
2327
0450
R5496
1942-09-04
97
OF
U
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
0003
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