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R5744

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

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R5744

Works Order:

7671

Delivered:

1942-07-18

Struck off:

1943-09-11

Missing

Fate:

Memorial:
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Story

Initially allocated to 97 Sqn but transferred to 49 Sqn the following day. Also served with 9 Sqn.

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
R5744
1942-07-31
49
Scampton
Dusseldorf
0058
0652
R5744
1942-08-15
49
Scampton
Dusseldorf
0043
0459
R5744
1942-08-17
49
Scampton
Osnabruck
2227
0248
R5744
1942-08-20
49
Scampton
Gardening (Bornholm)
2013
0230
R5744
1942-08-28
49
Scampton
Nurnberg
2123
0400
R5744
1942-09-02
49
Scampton
Karlsruhe
2313
0454
R5744
1942-09-04
49
Scampton
Bremen
0011
0435
R5744
1942-09-06
49
Scampton
Nickelling (Rheims)
0100
0541
R5744
1942-09-08
49
Scampton
Frankfurt
2029
0316
R5744
1942-09-13
49
Scampton
Bremen
2318
0340
R5744
1942-09-14
49
Scampton
Wilhelmshaven
2027
0052
R5744
1942-09-16
49
Scampton
Essen
2023
0124
R5744
1942-09-18
49
Scampton
Gardening (Kattegat)
1954
0215
R5744
1942-09-20
49
Scampton
Munich
1939
0405
R5744
1942-10-01
49
Scampton
Wismar
1838
0137
R5744
1942-10-05
49
Scampton
Aachen
1920
0055
R5744
1942-10-13
49
Scampton
Kiel
1852
2348
R5744
1942-10-15
49
Scampton
Cologne
1853
2355
R5744
1942-10-17
49
Scampton
Le Creusot
1209
2224
R5744
1942-11-07
49
Scampton
Genoa
1721
0208
R5744
1942-11-15
49
Scampton
Genoa
1752
0228
R5744
1942-11-20
49
Scampton
Turin
1819
0256
R5744
1942-12-08
49
Scampton
Turin
1735
0230
R5744
1942-12-21
49
Scampton
Munich
1731
0025
R5744
1943-01-08
9
WS
J
Waddington
Gardening (Baltic)
1825
2327
R5744
1943-01-13
9
WS
J
Waddington
Essen
1709
1940
R5744
1943-01-16
9
WS
J
Waddington
Berlin
1635
0022
R5744
1943-01-27
9
WS
H
Waddington
Dusseldorf
1749
2215
R5744
1943-01-30
9
WS
H
Waddington
Hamburg
2340
0700
R5744
1943-02-02
9
WS
H
Waddington
Cologne
1833
0004
R5744
1943-05-27
9
WS
E
Bardney
Essen
2240
0155
R5744
1943-05-29
9
WS
E
Bardney
Wuppertal
2225
0133
R5744
1943-06-11
9
WS
E
Bardney
Dusseldorf
2340
0427
R5744
1943-06-12
9
WS
E
Bardney
Bochum
2242
0408
R5744
1943-06-16
9
WS
E
Bardney
Cologne
2225
0410
R5744
1943-06-21
9
WS
E
Bardney
Krefeld
2342
0428
R5744
1943-06-22
9
WS
E
Bardney
Mulheim
2242
0326
R5744
1943-06-24
9
WS
E
Bardney
Elberfeld
2254
0446
R5744
1943-06-28
9
WS
E
Bardney
Cologne
2313
0409
R5744
1943-07-03
9
WS
E
Bardney
Cologne
2256
0433
R5744
1943-07-08
9
WS
E
Bardney
Cologne
2227
0114
R5744
1943-07-24
9
WS
E
Bardney
Hamburg
2234
0333
R5744
1943-07-27
9
WS
E
Bardney
Hamburg
2243
0340
R5744
1943-07-29
9
WS
E
Bardney
Hamburg
2225
0330
R5744
1943-07-30
9
WS
E
Bardney
Remscheid
2216
0246
R5744
1943-08-02
9
WS
E
Bardney
Hamburg
2346
0430
R5744
1943-08-07
9
WS
E
Bardney
Milan
2118
0545
R5744
1943-08-09
9
WS
E
Bardney
Mannheim
2320
0505
R5744
1943-08-10
9
WS
E
Bardney
Nuremburg
2223
0554
R5744
1943-08-12
9
WS
E
Bardney
Milan
2131
0532
R5744
1943-08-17
9
WS
E
Bardney
Peenemunde
2141
0430
R5744
1943-08-22
9
WS
E
Bardney
Leverkusen
2136
0215
R5744
1943-08-23
9
WS
E
Bardney
Berlin
2042
0352
R5744
1943-08-30
9
WS
E
Bardney
Munchen-Gladbach
0013
0457
R5744
1943-08-31
9
WS
E
Bardney
Berlin
2021
0412
R5744
1943-09-03
9
WS
E
Bardney
Berlin
2001
0414
R5744
1943-09-05
9
WS
E
Bardney
Mannheim
2027
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