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L7584

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro - Manchester

Contract:

B.648770/37 - amended in 1940

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KM

S

L7584

Works Order:

5723

Delivered:

18/03/1942

Struck off:

29/08/1942

Fate:

Crashed

Memorial:
Story
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L7584 served with 44 Sqn and was written off on 22nd August 1942 after crashing into high ground on a night cross-country training exercise. All the crew survived.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Waddington

Mission:

Osnabruck

Squadron:

44

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Nav

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Wop/AG

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Rank

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Flt Sgt

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

Service No.

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

TG

Hackney

S

Dorrington

AW

Coley

WJ

Rose

WB

Cook

RI

Gruber

FM

Wesson

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80218

Safe

RAFVR

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Safe

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778240

Safe

RAFVR

778385

Safe

RAFVR

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Safe

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777670

Safe

RAFVR

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Safe

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Missions Flown
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Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Target
T/O
Land
L7584
1942-04-27
44
KM
S
Lossiemouth
Tirpitz
2015
0355
L7584
1942-04-28
44
KM
S
Lossiemouth
Tirpitz
L7584
1942-05-19
44
KM
S
Waddington
Mannheim
2245
0425
L7584
1942-05-30
44
KM
S
Waddington
Cologne
0024
0534
L7584
1942-06-01
44
KM
S
Waddington
Essen
2316
0250
L7584
1942-06-05
44
KM
S
Waddington
Essen
2333
0400
L7584
1942-06-06
44
KM
S
Waddington
Emden
2336
0454
L7584
1942-06-09
44
KM
S
Waddington
Nickelling - Geranium
2205
0504
L7584
1942-07-25
44
KM
S
Waddington
Duisburg
0022
0338
L7584
1942-07-26
44
KM
S
Waddington
Hamburg
2315
0541
L7584
1942-07-29
44
KM
S
Waddington
Saarbrucken
2348
0513
L7584
1942-07-31
44
KM
S
Waddington
Dusseldorf
0025
0407
L7584
1942-08-09
44
KM
S
Waddington
Osnabruck
0025
0450
L7584
1942-08-10
44
KM
S
Waddington
Gardening (Forget-Me-Not)
2335
0502
L7584
1942-08-17
44
KM
S
Waddington
Osnabruck
2227
0240
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