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R5507

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5507

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-04-12

Struck off:

1945-11-02

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Survived the war serving with 207 Sqn, 101 Sqn, 1656 HCU, 1668 HCU and 1660 HCU before being scrapped at the end of 1945.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mission:

Squadron:

Role

Rank

Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

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Missions Flown
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Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5507
1942-04-24
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Rostock
2310
0554
R5507
1942-04-25
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Rostock
2257
0525
R5507
1942-05-02
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Gardening (Forget-Me-Not)
2337
0516
R5507
1942-05-03
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Gardening (Broccoli)
2330
0603
R5507
1942-05-04
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Stuttgart
2235
0435
R5507
1942-05-08
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Warnemunde
2206
0451
R5507
1942-05-15
207
EM
W
Bottesford
Gardening (Asparagus)
2334
0603
R5507
1942-07-12
207
EM
X
Bottesford
Gardening (Nectarine)
0057
0518
R5507
1942-07-31
207
EM
X
Bottesford
Dusseldorf
0048
0518
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