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R5537

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5537

B

OF

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-04-04

Struck off:

1942-08-25

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Served with 97 Sqn. Lost attacking Frankfurt in August 1942.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Woodhall Spa

Mission:

Frankfurt

Squadron:

97

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

P/O

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Name

GC

VJA

L

AH

PV

RC

EJ

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Hooey

Butler

Grundy

Withers

Parry

Martin

Smitherman

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Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

65525

Killed

RAFVR

567473

Killed

RAF

1057465

Killed

RAFVR

922083

Killed

RAFVR

1272284

Killed

RAFVR

1315825

Killed

RAFVR

107932

Killed

RAFVR

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Missions Flown
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Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5537
1942-04-17
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Augsberg
1456
2312
R5537
1942-05-02
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Daffodil)
2241
0522
R5537
1942-05-05
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Stuttgart
2235
0526
R5537
1942-05-07
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Asparagus)
0056
0650
R5537
1942-06-11
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Geranium)
2227
0435
R5537
1942-06-17
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Nectarine)
0150
0506
R5537
1942-07-26
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Hamburg
2322
0536
R5537
1942-08-03
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Forget-Me-Not)
2321
0614
R5537
1942-08-09
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Osnabruck
0046
0404
R5537
1942-08-11
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Mainz
2301
0337
R5537
1942-08-15
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Nectarine)
0116
0511
R5537
1942-08-17
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Osnabruck
2149
0219
R5537
1942-08-24
97
OF
B
Woodhall Spa
Frankfurt
2310
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