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L7545

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro - Manchester

Contract:

B.648770/37 - amended in 1940

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L7545

Works Order:

5723

Delivered:

11/01/1942

Struck off:

08/04/1943

Fate:

Crashed

Memorial:
Story
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L7545 served with 44 Sqn and 1654 HCU before being in a mid air collision with an Oxford (AB665) on 9th April 1943.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Wigsley

Mission:

Training

Squadron:

1654 HCU

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

JH

Wolton

GFM

Walker

LR

Upperton

T

Bailey

RF

Davison

DGG

Martin

BG

Pilgrim

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143996

Killed

RAFVR

566666

Killed

RAF

1318579

Killed

RAFVR

1412311

Killed

RAFVR

1123089

Killed

RAFVR

1810891

Killed

RAFVR

1388935

Killed

RAFVR

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Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Target
T/O
Land
L7545
1942-04-28
44
KM
K
Lossiemouth
Tirpitz
2055
0410
L7545
1942-05-02
44
KM
K
Waddington
Gardening (Deodars)
2222
0537
L7545
1942-05-04
44
KM
K
Waddington
Stuttgart
2226
0436
L7545
1942-05-19
44
KM
K
Waddington
Mannheim
2238
0422
L7545
1942-06-25
44
KM
K
Waddington
Bremen
2339
0403
L7545
1942-06-29
44
KM
K
Waddington
Bremen
2334
0330
L7545
1942-07-02
44
KM
K
Waddington
Bremen
2339
0338
L7545
1942-07-08
44
KM
K
Waddington
Wilhelmshaven
0014
0208
L7545
1942-07-12
44
KM
K
Waddington
Gardening (Nectarine II)
0126
0504
L7545
1942-07-23
44
KM
K
Waddington
Duisburg
0108
0455
L7545
1942-07-25
44
KM
K
Waddington
Duisburg
0017
0419
L7545
1942-07-26
44
KM
K
Waddington
Hamburg
2317
0450
L7545
1942-07-31
44
KM
K
Waddington
Dusseldorf
0050
0453
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