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R5738

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5738

D

OF

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-07-12

Struck off:

1943-01-11

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Initially allocated to 50 Sqn, but transferred to 97 Sqn the following day.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Woodhall Spa

Mission:

Essen

Squadron:

97

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Missions Flown
Click on date to see op details

Memorial

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
R5738
1942-07-26
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Hamburg
2257
0356
R5738
1942-08-01
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Dusseldorf
0018
0141
R5738
1942-08-06
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Duisburg
0055
0502
R5738
1942-08-08
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Silverthorne II)
2229
0420
R5738
1942-08-11
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Mainz
2245
0341
R5738
1942-08-12
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Mainz
2244
0459
R5738
1942-08-15
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Dusseldorf
0009
0359
R5738
1942-08-17
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Osnabruck
2203
0154
R5738
1942-08-24
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Frankfurt
2146
0221
R5738
1942-08-28
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Nurnberg
2103
0417
R5738
1942-09-01
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Saarbrucken
2343
0536
R5738
1942-09-02
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Karlsruhe
2349
0550
R5738
1942-09-04
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2356
0459
R5738
1942-09-13
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Bremen
2320
0444
R5738
1942-09-16
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Essen
2043
0057
R5738
1942-09-18
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Spinach)
1919
0437
R5738
1942-09-23
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Wismar
2316
0655
R5738
1942-10-06
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Osnabruck
1924
2325
R5738
1942-10-12
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Wismar
1736
0051
R5738
1942-10-13
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Kiel
1835
0015
R5738
1942-11-23
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Deodars)
1707
0031
R5738
1942-12-06
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Mannheim
1744
1930
R5738
1942-12-08
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Turin
1752
0113
R5738
1942-12-09
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Turin
1751
1840
R5738
1942-12-17
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Neustadt
1710
2156
R5738
1942-12-20
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Duisberg
1758
2009
R5738
1942-12-21
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Munich
1736
0235
R5738
1942-12-31
97
OF
D
Woodhall Spa
Gardening (Deodars)
2146
2258
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