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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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BR465 VcT,
CHA
FF 16-5-42 6MU 17-5-42 82MU 21-5-42 'Hopetarn' 26-5-42 Gibraltar 2-6-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-6-42 126Sq 'MK-X' Crashed in f/l Malta CE 3-7-42 F/O RE McHan inj SOC 6-7-42
BR466 VcT,
CHA
FF 19-5-42 6MU 19-5-42 82MU 1-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 15-7-42 601Sq 92Sq Crashed on landing from air test LG.173 26-8-42 P/O ID Colquhoun-Thomson+ SOC 11-9-42
BR467 VcT,
CHA
FF 20-5-42 6MU 20-5-42 82MU 14-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 92Sq 16-7-42 e/f crashlanded nr Burg el Arab CB 27-8-42 FSgt RA Clapson inj SOC 30-9-42
BR468 VcT,
CHA
FF 16-5-42 5MU 17-5-42 8MU 23-5-42 215MU 23-6-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-24 457Sq 'ZP-M' 79Sq 8OTU auth for writeoff 24-5-46 SOC 8-2-49
BR469 VcT,
CHA
FF 16-5-42 8MU 17-5-42 47MU 15-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 1-8-42 92Sq 601Sq Engine overheated f/l LG.155 CB 16-11-42 P/O DE Llewelyn safe 59RSU Heavy landing in dust storm Darrah Main CB 18-2-... ...
BR470 VcT,
CHA
FF 21-5-42 8MU 22-5-42 82MU 4-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 18-7-42 601Sq FTR ops 31-8-42 SOC 23-9-42 salvaged 1-12-42 451Sq 417Sq 'AN-V' SOC 29-8-46
BR471 VcT,
CHA
FF 20-5-42 8MU 21-5-42 47MU 1-6-42 'Stirling Castle' 14-6-42 Australia 13-8-42 RAAF as A58-25 452Sq Crashed into sea nr Wamberal NSW 9-10-42 Sgt M Clifford (RAAF)+ [Malta 126Sq 'MK-P' Shot down by fighters off Malta CE 1... ...
BR472 VcT,
CHA
FF 21-5-42 6MU 22-5-42 47MU 15-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 7-10-42 601Sq 59RSU Dived into ground during aerobatics and caught fire 5ml S of Darragh Main CE 22-2-43 Sgt TD Griffith+
BR473 VcT,
CHA
FF 22-5-42 6MU 22-5-42 82MU 4-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 18-7-42 Middle East 23-9-42 73Sq CB 13-9-43 2RSU e/f undershot into olive grove Gioia del Colle CE 24-10-43 Lt GH Copeland safe SOC 31-10-43
BR474 VcT,
CHA
FF 22-5-42 6MU 24-5-42 47MU 16-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 22-7-42 92Sq 7-8-42 Abandoned on tactical recce over Western Desert CE 1-9-42 P/O B Smith inj SOC 23-9-42
BR475 VcT,
CHA
FF 27-5-42 6MU 29-5-42 82MU 17-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 92Sq 'J' 7-8-42 Shot down by Bf109s abandoned over Western Desert 2-9-42 Lt C Rabie safe
BR476 VcT,
CHA
FF 28-5-42 6MU 31-5-42 47MU 16-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 24-7-42 92Sq 'QJ-J' Tyre burst landing and o/t Magrun CB 2-12-42 P/O WL Chisholm inj. NAfrica 30-11-43 Sank back on t/off Bilbeis CE 1... ...
BR477 VcT,
CHA
FF 28-5-42 6MU 31-5-42 47MU 15-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 24-7-42 145Sq FTR from Daba 3-11-42 SqLdr GPH Matthews rescued
BR478 VcT,
CHA
FF 28-5-42 6MU 30-5-42 47MU 14-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 15-7-42 601Sq 'B' 92Sq Shot down on sweep over Western Desert 26-9-42 W/O WF Kenwood PoW
BR479 VcT,
EA
FF 29-5-42 6MU 31-5-42 47MU 14-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 22-7-42 2FC Tailwheel collapsed in f/l Abeche CA 27-7-42 Sgt RW Brown safe 92Sq 'E' Missing from escort mission nr El Dabs 9-10-42 P/O... ...
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