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BR256 VcT,
EA
FF 11-4-42 39MU 12-4-42 SAL 6-5-42 45MU 1-10-42 4FPP e/f belly landed cartwheeled on del flt Kinloss to High Ercall nr Loch Muick Ballater Angus CE 28-11-42 S/O AR Ward safe
BR282 VcT,
EA
FF 11-4-42 39MU 12-4-42 RAF Renfrew 27-4-42 'USS Wasp' 3-5-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 9-5-42 601Sq shot down by Bf109 10-5-42 P/O GM Briggs (RAAF)+ SOC 12-5-42
BR283 VcT,
EA
FF 14-4-42 39MU 15-4-42 RAF Renfrew 28-4-42 'USS Wasp' 3-5-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 9-5-42 185Sq Shot down by Bf109 nr Malta 7-7-42 FSgt H Haggas+ (recovered by HSL128) FH54
BR284 VcT,
EA
FF 11-4-42 39MU 12-4-42 82MU 20-4-42 'R.483' 9-5-42 145Sq Forgot to lower u/c Idku CB 20-8-42 P/O H Steward (RAAF) safe 601Sq Middle East 6-10-42 Damaged by Bf109s and abandoned nr Sfax 5-3-43 FSgt J Tilston safe SOC 26-... ...
BR285 VcT,
EA
FF 14-4-42 39MU 15-4-42 RAF Renfrew 29-4-42 'USS Wasp' 3-5-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 9-5-42 185Sq 'K' Ditched off Malta 2-6-42 P/O JRS Halford rescued by ST338 SOC 3-6-42 FH65:05
BR288 VcT,
EA
FF 15-4-42 CRD VA Worthy Down 16-4-42 AAEE 26-8-42 trop mods gun heat trls spin trls with 30gal jettison tanks. 27-9-42 mods to ammunition heat syst. cool trls. comparison trls with BR251 222MU 7-12-42 'Marsa'/'Hamble VI... ...
BR290 VcT,
EA
FF 16-4-42 8MU 17-4-42 'USS Wasp' 3-5-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 9-5-42 249Sq 'T-I' CB 15-5-42 137MU 27-5-42 mod as bomber. 229Sq 'X-I' Unable to lower u/c Ta Kali 15-2-43 Sgt WG Bromhead (RAAF) safe NWAfrica 1-5-43 Malt... ...
BR291 VcT,
EA
FF 15-4-42 8MU 16-4-42 RAF Abbotsinch 26-4-42 'USS Wasp' 3-5-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 9-5-42 185Sq 'GL-H' Shot down abandoned off Malta 14-5-42 Sgt CV Finlay+ SOC 15-5-42 FH15:40
BR292 VcT,
EA
FF 17-4-42 8MU 18-4-42 'USS Wasp' 3-5-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 9-5-42 185Sq 27-4-42 Damaged in air raid CB 24-5-42 Swung on t/off and stalled Hal Far CE 13-8-42 Sgt FW Clewley (RAAF) inj SOC FH61:45
BR293 VcT,
EA
FF 20-4-42 6MU 26-4-42 RAF Renfrew 29-4-42 'USS Wasp' 3-5-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 9-5-42 185Sq 'T-M' CB 12-5-42 Crash landed 8-7-42 137MU 27-7-42 229Sq e/f crash landed Ta Kali CB 13-10-42 FSgt D Bye safe SOC 14-10-42... ...
BR294 VcT,
EA
FF 17-4-42 8MU 17-4-42 'USS Wasp' 3-5-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 9-5-42 185Sq 'GL-E' 30-4-42 Burst tyre landing and o/t Hal Far CE 2-7-42 FSgt DG Reid inj SOC 3-7-42 FH55:10
BR295 VcT,
EA
FF 25-4-42 6MU 26-4-42 47MU 4-5-42 'Empire Conrad' 13-5-42 Gibraltar 27-5-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 3-6-42 'C-39' 249Sq 'T-H' 1-7-42 185Sq 15-10-42 Shot down by return fire from Ju88 20ml S of Malta 7-12-42 Sgt D... ...
BR296 VcT,
EA
FF 18-4-42 8MU 19-4-42 SOC no trace 22-6-46
BR299 VcT,
EA
FF 25-4-42 6MU 26-4-42 RAF Renfrew 28-4-42 SAL mr 5-5-42 215MU 22-11-42 'Bluff V' 3-12-42 Gibraltar 31-12-42 NWAfrica 28-2-43 PracticeFlt Setif. Swung on landing tyre burst Setif CB 30-3-43 FSgt MS Zimmerman safe 229Sq '... ...
BR300 VcT,
EA
FF 25-4-42 6MU 26-4-42 RAF Renfrew 29-4-42 'USS Wasp' 3-5-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 9-5-42 249Sq 137MU 19-5-42 603Sq 31-5-42 Undershot landing Ta Kali 10-6-42 Sgt JG Gray inj SOC 11-6-42 FH16:30
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