Page 10 - Wartime Airfield Book 2

Flight Lieutenant R.F. Wordsell and crew stood in front of Avro Lancaster MK 1 PB 753 UL - X2

Built by A. V. ROE and Company, Newton Heath, Manchester

Second part of Tenth production batch of airframes (225 Lancasters)

Delivered to Squadron in November 1944
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First operation on the 16 November 1944 to Düren, Germany.
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Last operation on the 7 May 1945 to Rotterdam (Operation ʻMannaʼ)
Total of 43 operations with 576 Squadron

This Lancaster was previously on charge to 170 Squadron

This Lancaster survived the war, but was damaged for a second time on the 13 October 1945
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and struck of charge. The aircraft was scrapped at an unknown location in the UK.