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R5549

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5549

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-04-24

Struck off:

Unknown

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:
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Initially allocated to 207 Sqn. Then served with 1661 HCU, 12 Sqn, 1667 HCU, 1 LFS and lastly allocated to 1656 HCU in November 1944.

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
R5549
1942-05-02
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Gardening (Radish)
2336
0526
R5549
1942-05-19
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Mannheim
2303
0108
R5549
1942-05-29
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Gennevilliers
0050
0528
R5549
1942-05-30
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Cologne
0030
0444
R5549
1942-06-01
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Essen
2316
0259
R5549
1942-06-02
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Essen
2359
0338
R5549
1942-06-05
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Gardening (Nectarine)
2313
0231
R5549
1942-06-07
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Gardening (Nectarine)
0102
0422
R5549
1942-06-16
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Essen
2341
0155
R5549
1942-06-20
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Emden
2341
0108
R5549
1942-06-22
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Emden
2349
0359
R5549
1942-06-25
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Bremen
2351
0202
R5549
1942-06-29
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Bremen
2339
0506
R5549
1942-07-02
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Bremen
2350
0355
R5549
1942-07-08
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Wilhelmshaven
2340
0454
R5549
1942-07-11
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Danzig
1700
0215
R5549
1942-07-19
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Vegesack
2355
0445
R5549
1942-07-21
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Duisberg
0017
0433
R5549
1942-07-23
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Duisberg
0108
0528
R5549
1942-07-25
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Duisberg
0037
0437
R5549
1942-07-26
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Hamburg
2308
0218
R5549
1942-07-29
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Saarbrucken
0004
0519
R5549
1942-07-31
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Dusseldorf
0052
0537
R5549
1942-08-27
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Kassel
2053
0243
R5549
1942-09-01
207
EM
H
Bottesford
Saarbrucken
0002
0305
R5549
1942-12-21
207
EM
H
Langar
Munich
1740
0110
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