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R5538

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5538

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Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-04-04

Struck off:

1945-07-45

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:
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Survived the war. Served with 97 Sqn and 1660 HCU before being scrapped after the war.

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Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details

Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5538
1942-04-19
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Nectarine)
2115
2354
R5538
1942-04-27
97
OF
H
Lossiemouth
Tirpitz
2020
0436
R5538
1942-05-04
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Stuttgart
2252
0417
R5538
1942-05-05
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Stuttgart
2238
0550
R5538
1942-05-07
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Warnemunde
2138
0418
R5538
1942-05-22
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Willows)
2201
0509
R5538
1942-05-26
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Asparagus)
2325
0452
R5538
1942-05-30
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Cologne
0008
0554
R5538
1942-06-01
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Essen
2328
0246
R5538
1942-06-02
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Essen
0028
0349
R5538
1942-06-03
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2332
0329
R5538
1942-06-08
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Essen
2359
0404
R5538
1942-06-11
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Geranium)
2230
0450
R5538
1942-07-23
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Duisburg
0102
0500
R5538
1942-07-25
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Duisburg
0035
0429
R5538
1942-07-26
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Hamburg
2301
0441
R5538
1942-08-01
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Dusseldorf
0051
0512
R5538
1942-08-06
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Duisburg
0108
0510
R5538
1942-08-08
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Silverthorne II)
2237
0433
R5538
1942-08-12
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Mainz
2234
0421
R5538
1942-08-15
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Dusseldorf
0025
0431
R5538
1942-08-16
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Geranium)
2155
0512
R5538
1942-08-24
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Frankfurt
2108
0255
R5538
1942-08-27
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Kassel
2106
0316
R5538
1942-08-28
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Nurnberg
2059
0405
R5538
1942-09-01
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Saarbrucken
2359
0500
R5538
1942-09-04
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
0012
0315
R5538
1942-09-06
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Duisberg
0112
0538
R5538
1942-09-08
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Frankfurt
2059
2249
R5538
1942-09-10
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Dusseldorf
2056
2249
R5538
1942-09-13
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2338
0137
R5538
1942-09-14
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Wilhelmshaven
2033
2232
R5538
1942-09-19
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Munich
2009
0401
R5538
1942-09-23
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Wismar
2249
0625
R5538
1942-10-01
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Wismar
0815
0200
R5538
1942-10-05
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Aachen
1941
0056
R5538
1942-10-12
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Wismar
1750
0017
R5538
1942-10-13
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Kiel
1859
2032
R5538
1942-10-15
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Cologne
1936
2359
R5538
1942-10-17
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Le Creusot
1209
2212
R5538
1942-10-22
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Genoa
1727
0240
R5538
1942-10-24
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Milan
1242
1530
R5538
1942-11-28
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Turin
1854
0332
R5538
1942-12-06
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Mannheim
1746
2313
R5538
1942-12-08
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Turin
1749
0221
R5538
1942-12-09
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Turin
1741
0053
R5538
1942-12-20
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Duisberg
1804
2209
R5538
1942-12-21
97
OF
H
Woodhall Spa
Munich
1728
0058

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