Avro Manchester/Lancaster Serials Page 3
Serial Range R5768 - R5917 Manchester I/Lancaster I
100 Manchesters were ordered from Metropolitan Vickers in 1939 and built as 43 Manchester I and 57 Lancaster I delivered from March 1941 to August 1942 to A. V. Roe for assembly and testing.
R5768 - Avro Mar41, 83Sq Apr42, 1660CU (TV-A), SOC Nov43
R5769 - 25OTU Mar42; 106, 50, 98Sqs; 1661CU, SOC Dec43. 285hrs.
R5770 - 106Sq, Flown by Wg/Cdr Guy Gibson, Crash 1660CU 4Jul43
The fourth Metrovick Production Manchester R5771
R5771 - 25OTU; 48, 420, 57Sqs; 1654CU, 2AGS Aug43, became 3746M
R5772 - 49Sq, 25OTU, 1654CU, Crashed near Wigsley 26Jan43
R5773 - RAE, TDU Gosport May42, became 3892M
R5774 - TDU Apr42, 11 SofTT, became 3890M
R5775 - 49, 83Sqs; 1654/60CU's, 3STT, became 4281M
R5776 - Avro Aug41, 1654 Con Flt, 1654CU, became 3745M
R5777 - Avro Jul41, 1654CU Jun42, 39MU, 1654CU, SOC Oct43
R5778 - Avro Sep41, 50Sq 25Jan42, Missing 9May42
R5779 - Avro Sep41, 83Sq(OL-G) Dec41, Missing 9Mar42
R5780 - 8, 106, 49, 57Sqs; 1656 Con Flt. Crashed Lichfield 19Oct42
R5781 - Avro Aug41, 83Sq Jan 42, Missing 28/29Mar42
R5782 - 207, 50Sqs Mar42, Missing (Hamburg) 17/18Apr42
R5783 - Avro Sep41, 97Sq Sep41, Crashed Frisking 21Oct41
R5784 - 61, 50, 9, 57Sqs; 1485Flt, 1660CU, 9AFU, became 3984M
R5784 of No50 Squadron, Hinton-on-the-Hedges July 1942
R5785 - Avro Sep41, 61Sq Oct41, Missing 11Apr42. 140hrs.
R5786 - 61Sq Oct41, 50Sq Apr42, 1654CU, SOC 28Jan43
R5787 - 61Sq Oct41, Missing on Brest raid 31Jan/1Feb 42
R5788 - 83, 49Sqs; 1660CU, 1AFU Jul43, became 3983M
R5789 - 61Sq 20Oct41, Crashed 9Jan41. 6 of crew baled out.
R5790 - 207, 83, 49, 44Sqs; 1661CU, became 3774M
R5791 - 207Sq(EM-V); 1457/85Flts, 1654CU, became 4001M
R5792 - 97Sq 29Oct41, Burnt in crash 24Nov41
R5793 - 25OTU; 49, 83Sqs; 1656CU, 39MU, SOC May43
R5794 - 25OTU, 49Sq, Missing (Essen) 2Jun42. 137hrs.
R5795 - 97Sq Nov41, Lost on Brest day raid 18Dec41
R5796 - 207(EM-W), 106, 57, 50Sqs; 1654/60CU's, SOC Nov43
R5797 - Ringway Feb42, Became 3778M
R5829 - 25OTU Dec41, 1654 Con Flt, 3AGS, SOC Jul43
R5830 - AAEE Jan42, 83Sq Feb42, 1656CU, SOC Nov43
R5831 - 83Sq(OL-I) 9Jan42, Missing 25/26Mar42. 82hrs.
R5832 - 61Sq Jan42, 1660CU Oct42, became 3744M. 410hrs.
R5833 - 207, 50Sqs; Lost mining near Ile de Quiberon 5/6Jun42
R5834 - 61Sq 28Jan42, SOC May42
R5835 - 207, 83, 49, 408Sqs; 1654/61CU's; SOC Oct43. 471hrs.
R5836 - 83, 49Sqs; 1661CU, Wrecked landing Scampton 1Dec42
R5837 - 83Sq(OL-R) 13Feb42, In sea off Frisian Isles 8/9Oct42
R5838 - 83, 9Sqs; 1661CU, Overshot Wickenby 12Mar42. Crew OK.
R5839 - 106Sq Mar42, 49Sq, 1661CU, SOC Oct43. 299hrs.
R5840 - 106Sq 28Mar42, Lost mining on 3/4May42
R5841 - 106Sq, 1660CU, Crashed at Swinderby on fire 11Apr43
R5842 - Avro 5Jan42, 61Sq Mar42, 44/49 Con Flts, 1661CU, 5LFS, 46MU, AAEE(ETPS), Crashed 27Mar46
R5843 - 61Sq, 50 Con Flt, 1654CU, Missing 18Jan43
R5844 - 61Sq, 97Sq Con Flt, 106Sq Con Flt, Missing 2Jun42
R5845 - 97Sq, 1660CU, 3LFS, 90Sq, 1656/67CU's, SOC Sep45
R5846 - 61, 44Sqs; 1661/68/54CU's; 15, 622, 75Sqs; 5LFS, 3LFS; Collided mid-air with R5674, Hockwold, Norfolk, 18Dec44
R5847 - Woodford 19Mar42, 207Sq 3May42, SOC 6Jun42
R5848 - 106Sq May42, 1660CU Oct42, SOC 11Apr43. 292hrs.
R5849 - R-R 24Apr42, Caught fire near Hucknall 11Jan43. 422hrs.
R5850 - 83, 44Sqs; 1661CU, Burnt Winthorpe 19Feb43. 229hrs.
R5851 - 50 Con Flt, 1654CU, 46MU, 1668CU, 1LFS, Crash 14Mar44
R5852 - 207Sq(EM-R), 83Sq(OL-Y). Overshot Condover 10Sep42
R5853 - Con Flts, 1660CU, 576Sq, 1LFS, 1667/51CU's, SOC Oct45
R5854 - 97Sq Con Flt, 1660CU, 1668CU(CE-C), became 4864M
R5855 - 49Sq Con Flt, 1661CU, 5/6LFS, 231Sq, SSMar49
R5856 - 83Sq, 1660CU, 61Sq(QR-Q), Lost (St Leu) 8Jul44. 559hrs.
R5857 - 83Sq(OL-F) 1Jun42, Burnt in crash 7Nov42. 179hrs.
R5858 - 44Sq, Ditched 200miles west of Ireland 14Jun41. 18hrs.
R5859 - 61Sq 3Jun42, Damaged on operations 7Dec42. 197hrs.
R5860 - 207Sq 8Jun42, Down in North Sea 21Jun42
R5861 - 106Sq Jun42, Missing 8/9Jul42. 41hrs
R5862 - 44Sq, 1660CU, 166Sq, Missing (Berlin) 21Jan44. 328hrs.
R5863 - 207Sq, Crashed at Normanton on night flight 19Aug42
R5864 - 106, 61Sqs, Blown up at Syerston 8Dec42
R5865 - 207, 57Sqs; 1661CU, 46MU, 1668CU, became 4950M
R5866 - 61Sq, 1654/67CU's, 1LFS, Crashed 25Sep44. 1140hrs.
R5867 - 207Sq 1Jul42, Missing 24Jul42. 37hrs.
R5868 - 83Sq(OL-Q), 467Sq(PO-S), 144ops, Preserved at Hendon. Survivor.
R5888 - 61Sq 6Jul42, Missing 11Sep42. 127hrs.
R5889 - 49, 97Sqs;1661CU, Burnt in crash 9Jul43. 519hrs.
R5890 - 49Sq 7Jul42, Missing 17Sep42. 137hrs.
R5891 - 1654CU Jul42, Crashed 23Jul42
R5892 - 49Sq 13Jul42, 1661CU Feb43, SOC Feb43. 86hrs.
R5893 - 1654CU, 46MU, 1667CU, 1LFS, Crash Jan44, SOC May47
R5894 - 49, 9, 57Sqs; Hit high tension cable, Riseholme, 2Mar43
R5895 - 97 Con Flt, 1660CU, 38MU, 207Sq, Lost 22Jan44. 381hrs.
R5896 - 97Sq, 1660CU Apr43, 15Sq Dec43, SOC 7Apr44
R5897 - 49Sq 28Jul42, Missing 29Aug42. 42hrs.
R5898 - 49Sq Jul42, 44Sq Jan43, Missing 9Apr43. 308hrs.
R5899 - 106Sq 29Jul42, Lost mining 18Sep42. 78hrs.
R5900 - 106Sq 4Aug42, Crashed 18Jan43
R5901 - 49Sq Aug42, 39MU, 44Sq Apr43, Missing 19Oct43. 418hrs.
R5902 - 50Sq(VN-T) 5Aug42, Missing 13Oct42. 88hrs.
R5903 - 44Sq(KM-R) 8Aug42, Lost (Osnabruck) 6/7Oct42. 123hrs.
R5904 - 9Sq, 1661CU Nov42, 15Sq, Missing 21Jul44. 504hrs.
R5905 - 44Sq(KM-R) Sep42, Missing (Wismar) 23/24Sep42. 43hrs.
R5906 - 106, 15, 622Sqs; 1660CU, 3LFS, 38MU, Scrap May47
R5907 - 83Con Flt, 9Sq Aug42. Hit by flak 23/24Sep42. 71hrs.
R5908 - 207Sq Aug42, 49 Con Flt, 1661CU, Crash 28Nov42
R5909 - 50Sq 2Sep42, Missing (Wismar) 23/24Sep42. 41hrs.
R5910 - 61, 106Sqs; 1654CU, 5LFS, Became 4948M at 1660CU
R5911 - 83Sq(OL-C) 4Sep42, Missing 14Oct42. 38hrs.
R5912 - 49, 156Sqs; NTU, 1668CU, Became 4949M at 1654CU
R5913 - 83Sq(OL-G) 6Sep42, Lost (St Nazaire) 1May43. 176hrs
R5914 - 106Sq Sep42, Damaged 24Sep42, Lost 22Dec42. 88hrs.
R5915 - 9, 97Sqs; 1660CU, 622Sq, Missing 21Jan44. 693hrs.
R5916 - 9Sq(WS-R) 8Sep42, Crashed and burnt 7Nov42
R5917 - 9, 97Sqs; 1660CU Apr43, Crashed 18May43. 300hrs.
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