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R5615

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5615

H

QR

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-06-15

Struck off:

1942-06-27

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
Kay Crew.jpg
Story

Initially allocated to 44 Sqn but transferred the following day to 61 Sqn. Lost on its 9th mission against Bremen.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Mission:

Bremen

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

W/OP

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

P/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Name

PW

JH

WJ

F

H

J

ERJ

Gregory

Kinch

Ruddy

Roe

Dauncey

Grocock

Burrell

Service No.

Service

Fate

IBCC Link

923461

Killed

RAFVR

R/69338

Killed

RCAF

J/15648

Killed

RCAF

943217

Killed

RAFVR

1162815

Killed

RAFVR

1109846

Killed

RAFVR

1292223

Killed

RAFVR

Missions Flown
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Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5615
1942-05-22
61
QR
H
Syerston
Gardening
R5615
1942-05-29
61
QR
H
Syerston
Gardening
R5615
1942-05-30
61
QR
H
Syerston
Cologne
R5615
1942-06-01
61
QR
H
Syerston
Essen
0020
0440
R5615
1942-06-03
61
QR
H
Syerston
Bremen
2320
0355
R5615
1942-06-07
61
QR
H
Syerston
Gardening (Terschelling)
0120
0425
R5615
1942-06-16
61
QR
H
Syerston
Essen
2350
0420
R5615
1942-06-18
61
QR
H
Syerston
Gardening
0105
0505
R5615
1942-06-22
61
QR
H
Syerston
Emden
2330
0405
R5615
1942-06-25
61
QR
H
Syerston
Bremen
2325
0555
R5615
1942-06-27
61
QR
H
Syerston
Bremen
2330
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