Manchester Squadron codes?

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Wbirdnut
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Manchester Squadron codes?

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Not sure if this is the correct place to ask or if it belongs at all?

On the 25-26/6/42 a 50 Squadron Avro Manchester L7289 was lost near Bremen, Germany.
One of the crew, my wife's great Uncle Lawrence Chase Thompson.

In WWII twenty one men left the small island where I live to serve, "Uncle Larry" the only
person to not return. I am modelling a small RC Manchester as a tribute and trying to find
what squadron code this machine would have worn?

From my research I have found the squadron's codes where VN in red, finding this planes
letter is proving to be difficult? I would be grateful if someone with some knowledge in
this field may be able to point me in the right direction towards getting this information?

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For the scale pursists I apologise, she was created by converting from a B25 Mitchell.
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Thank you so much.........

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