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L7543

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro - Manchester

Contract:

B.648770/37 - amended in 1940

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EM

Z

L7543

Works Order:

5723

Delivered:

06/01/1942

Struck off:

13/07/1942

Fate:

Missing

Memorial:
Story
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L7543 served with 44 Sqn (no ops) and 207 Sqn before being lost on a raid on Danzig.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Bottesford

Mission:

Danzig

Squadron:

207

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

P/O

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

GH

Duke

KH

Hart

F

Routledge

HA

Storey

KJ

Shirley

DA

Boldy

AP

Cullerne

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1163246

Killed

RAFVR

1154131

Killed

RAFVR

929946

Killed

RAFVR

1072974

Killed

RAFVR

127160

Killed

RAF

923995

Killed

RAFVR

924150

Killed

RAFVR

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Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Target
T/O
Land
L7543
1942-05-02
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Gardening (Spinach)
2110
0552
L7543
1942-05-06
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Stuttgart
2205
0405
L7543
1942-05-07
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Gardening (Nasturtium)
2245
0540
L7543
1942-05-08
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Warnemunde
2206
0439
L7543
1942-05-09
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Gardening (Asparagus)
2345
0520
L7543
1942-05-30
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Cologne
0025
0412
L7543
1942-06-01
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Essen
2319
0307
L7543
1942-06-07
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Gardening (Nectarine)
0114
0406
L7543
1942-06-20
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Emden
2345
0327
L7543
1942-06-25
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Bremen
2353
0434
L7543
1942-06-27
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Bremen
2349
0258
L7543
1942-06-29
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Bremen
2359
0452
L7543
1942-07-02
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Bremen
2357
0445
L7543
1942-07-03
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Gardening (Broccoli)
2210
0427
L7543
1942-07-11
207
EM
Z
Bottesford
Danzig
1641
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