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R5618

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5618

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-05-19

Struck off:

194705-13

Scrapped

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Survived the war. Served with 61 Sqn and 1654 HCU before being scrapped in 1947.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Mission:

Squadron:

Role

Rank

Name

Service No.

Service

Fate

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Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details

Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5618
1942-05-30
61
QR
N
Syerston
Cologne
0030
0430
R5618
1942-06-02
61
QR
N
Syerston
Essen
2355
0430
R5618
1942-06-03
61
QR
N
Syerston
Bremen
2315
0350
R5618
1942-06-06
61
QR
N
Syerston
Emden
2350
0120
R5618
1942-06-07
61
QR
N
Syerston
Gardening (Terschelling)
0115
0415
R5618
1942-06-16
61
QR
N
Syerston
Essen
2330
0415
R5618
1942-06-18
61
QR
N
Syerston
Gardening
0100
0435
R5618
1942-06-20
61
QR
N
Syerston
Emden
2335
0345
R5618
1942-06-25
61
QR
N
Syerston
Bremen
2340
0335
R5618
1942-06-29
61
QR
N
Syerston
Bremen
2330
0420
R5618
1942-07-02
61
QR
N
Syerston
Bremen
2340
0410
R5618
1942-07-08
61
QR
N
Syerston
Wilhelmshaven
2359
0450
R5618
1942-07-11
61
QR
N
Syerston
Danzig
1655
2305
R5618
1942-11-20
61
QR
N
Syerston
Turin
1840
0210
R5618
1942-11-22
61
QR
N
Syerston
Stuttgart
1835
0240
R5618
1942-11-28
61
QR
N
Syerston
Turin
1927
2252
R5618
1942-12-08
61
QR
N
Syerston
Turin
1719
0148
R5618
1942-12-14
61
QR
N
Syerston
Gardening (Nectarine)
1703
2016
R5618
1942-12-20
61
QR
N
Syerston
Duisberg
1738
1939
R5618
1943-01-09
61
QR
H
Syerston
Essen
1640
1910
R5618
1943-01-11
61
QR
H
Syerston
Essen
1640
1910
R5618
1943-01-12
61
QR
H
Syerston
Essen
0340
0905
R5618
1943-01-16
61
QR
H
Syerston
Berlin
1640
0137
R5618
1943-01-23
61
QR
H
Syerston
Dusseldorf
1700
1905
R5618
1943-01-27
61
QR
H
Syerston
Dusseldorf
1751
2305
R5618
1943-02-13
61
QR
H
Syerston
Lorient
1918
0121
R5618
1943-02-14
61
QR
H
Syerston
Milan
1830
0400
R5618
1943-02-19
61
QR
H
Syerston
Wilhelmshaven
1802
2234
R5618
1943-02-21
61
QR
H
Syerston
Bremen
1813
2356
R5618
1943-03-03
61
QR
H
Syerston
Hamburg
1851
2355
R5618
1943-03-05
61
QR
H
Syerston
Essen
1844
2325
R5618
1943-03-08
61
QR
H
Syerston
Nuremburg
1934
0301
R5618
1943-03-09
61
QR
H
Syerston
Munich
2020
0343
R5618
1943-03-10
61
QR
H
Syerston
Gardening
1834
0421
R5618
1943-03-11
61
QR
H
Syerston
Stuttgart
2000
0231
R5618
1943-03-12
61
QR
H
Syerston
Essen
1903
2354
R5618
1943-03-27
61
QR
H
Syerston
Berlin
2005
0300
R5618
1943-03-29
61
QR
H
Syerston
Berlin
2149
0215
R5618
1943-04-03
61
QR
H
Syerston
Essen
1926
0058
R5618
1943-04-04
61
QR
H
Syerston
Kiel
2051
0200
R5618
1943-04-13
61
QR
H
Syerston
Spezia
2036
0626
R5618
1943-04-14
61
QR
H
Syerston
Stuttgart
2207
0446
R5618
1943-04-16
61
QR
H
Syerston
Pilsen
2119
0001
R5618
1943-04-18
61
QR
H
Syerston
Spezia
2056
0613
R5618
1943-04-26
61
QR
H
Syerston
Duisburg
2331
0428
R5618
1943-04-27
61
QR
H
Syerston
Gardening (Nectarine I)
0126
0500
R5618
1943-04-30
61
QR
H
Syerston
Essen
2357
0448
R5618
1943-05-04
61
QR
H
Syerston
Dortmund
2202
0251
R5618
1943-05-13
61
QR
H
Syerston
Pilsen
2148
0156

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