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W4113 No. 49 Squadron; 1) Düsseldorf, 15-16/08/42; 2) Osnabrück, 17-18/08/42; 3) Flensburg, 18-19/08/42; 4) Gardening, Bornholm, 20-21/08/42; 5) Kassel, 27-28/08/42; 6) Saarbrücken, 01-02/09/42; 7) Duisburg, 06-07/09/42; 8.) Frankfurt, 08-09/09/42; 9) Bremen, 13-14/09/42; 10) Wilhelmshaven, 14-15/09/42; 11) Gardening, Kattegatt, 18-19/09/42; 12) Wismar, 01-02/10/42; 13) Aachen, 05-06/10/42; 14) Wismar, 12-13/10/42; 15) Kiel, 13-14/10/42; 16) Cologne, 15-16/10/42; 17) Genoa, 22-23/10/42; 18.) Genoa, 07-08/11/42; 19) Hamburg, 09/10/11/42; 20) Genoa, 15-16/11/42; 21) Stuttgart, 22-23/11/42; 22) Turin, 28-29/11/42; 23) Mannheim, 06-07/12/42, 24) 20-21/12/42. No. 156 Squadron.: a) Nuremburg, 25-26/02/43. No. 1661 CU; GP-J No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School. No. 1668 CU. Became Ground Instruction Machine, 4969M, 12/44.
Avro Lancaster Mk. I

Third production batch of 207 aircraft ordered from A. V. Roe Co., Ltd., as part of Contract No. B69274/40 (as extended) under Works Order No. 7671, W4102-W4140, W4154-W4201, W4230-4279, W4301-W4340 and W4355-W4384. Deliveries commenced 07/42, completed 11/42 (average rate of production, approximately 13 aircraft per week). Merlin XX and XXII engines. Original Contract covered 453 aircraft in this batch but 243 were cancelled (W4385-W4900, W4414-4463, W4481-W4524, W4537-W4385, W4600-W4641 and W4655-W4700).

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Messerschmitt Bf 110E-1 Zerstorer 1(Z)JG77 (LN+KR) W.Nr 4113....

Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-1 Pajala, Haparanda Sweden....

Jagdgeshwader 1.(Z)/I./JG 77 WNr.4113 LN+KR 01.09 1941

The Kette (four planes) got lost due to bad weather in northern Sweden after returning from a mission in Russia. Two of the Messerschmitt's had to make forced landings there. The aircraft overturned in the rough landing. Uffz. Rudolf Reitz. Uffz. Guntram were interned by the Swedes.

The other Bf 110 (LN+FR WNr.4114) made a forced landing near by at Tärendö. Lt. Felix Brandis and Fw.Albert Harnack were interned.
On 7th. September both crews were returned to the Germans. Both aircraft's were also returned later on in September.

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