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R5559

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5559

W

OF

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-04-24

Struck off:

1946-09-04

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Fate:

Memorial:
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Served with 97 Sqn until end of February 1943, then converted to Instrumentation aircraft. Became 3605M.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Woodhall Spa

Mission:

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Squadron:

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Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details

Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5559
1942-05-07
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Warnemunde
2207
0510
R5559
1942-05-16
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Sweet Pea)
2214
0429
R5559
1942-05-22
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Willows)
2214
0503
R5559
1942-05-30
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Cologne
0011
0335
R5559
1942-06-01
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Essen
2321
0240
R5559
1942-06-02
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Essen
0019
0337
R5559
1942-06-03
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2340
0318
R5559
1942-06-04
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Dieppe
2324
0307
R5559
1942-06-05
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Essen
2355
0352
R5559
1942-06-08
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Essen
2344
0422
R5559
1942-06-19
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Osnabruck
2359
0400
R5559
1942-06-25
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2339
0025
R5559
1942-06-27
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2346
0359
R5559
1942-06-29
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2327
0336
R5559
1942-07-01
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Broccoli)
2302
0412
R5559
1942-07-02
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2354
0452
R5559
1942-07-08
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Wilhelmshaven
2359
0358
R5559
1942-07-11
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Danzig
1640
0239
R5559
1942-07-13
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Duisburg
0042
0412
R5559
1942-07-23
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Duisburg
0104
0418
R5559
1942-08-06
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Duisburg
0053
0421
R5559
1942-08-08
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Silverthorne II)
2221
0331
R5559
1942-08-09
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Osnabruck
0035
0434
R5559
1942-08-16
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Spinnach)
2040
2129
R5559
1942-08-17
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Osnabruck
2145
0130
R5559
1942-08-24
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Frankfurt
2101
0204
R5559
1942-08-27
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Kassel
2109
0150
R5559
1942-09-01
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Saarbrucken
2357
0455
R5559
1942-09-02
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Karlsruhe
2318
0450
R5559
1942-09-04
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
0001
0436
R5559
1942-09-06
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Duisberg
0135
0512
R5559
1942-09-08
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Frankfurt
2050
0322
R5559
1942-09-18
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Spinach)
1911
0301
R5559
1942-09-19
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Munich
2026
2247
R5559
1942-09-23
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Wismar
2313
0635
R5559
1942-10-01
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Wismar
1811
0108
R5559
1942-10-12
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Wismar
1817
0038
R5559
1942-10-13
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Kiel
R5559
1942-10-15
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Cologne
1916
2208
R5559
1942-10-22
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Genoa
1716
0220
R5559
1942-10-24
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Milan
1220
2126
R5559
1942-11-08
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Deodars)
1726
0002
R5559
1942-11-09
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Hamburg
1806
2346
R5559
1942-11-15
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Genoa
1801
0258
R5559
1942-12-21
97
OF
W
Woodhall Spa
Munich
1732
0151
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