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X4770 Ia,
EA
FF 12-11-40 8MU 14-11-40 64Sq 'SH-K' 27-11-40 302Sq 22-1-41 58OTU 20-3-41 Ran off runway on landing and tipped on nose Grangemouth CA 8-4-41 P/O LV Sanders safe. Heavy landing tyre burst swung u/c collapsed and tipped on... ...
X4771 Ia,
EA
FF 13-11-40 8MU 14-11-40 152Sq 27-11-40 58OTU 23-3-41 Tipped on nose after landing Grangemouth CA 16-7-41 Sgt RJC Richards safe. Westland riw 15-1-42 53OTU 20-2-43 Taxied into lorry Hibaldstow AC 28-5-43 FLt KL Charney s... ...
X4772 Ia,
EA
FF 13-11-40 8MU 14-11-40 152Sq 1-12-40 Failed to lower u/c properly Warmwell AC 10-1-41 P/O DH Fox-Male safe 53OTU 24-6-41 Spun into ground out of cloud Caerphilly CE 7-11-41 Sgt IR Trafford (RCAF)+ SOC 12-11-41
X4773 Ia,
EA
FF 14-11-40 9MU 16-11-40 609Sq 9-1-41 Hit by return fire from Ju88 13-2-41 P/O T Nowierski safe 57OTU 12-6-41 131Sq 31-12-41 52OTU 24-4-42 53OTU 16-2-43 Dived into ground nr Cardiff CE 27-3-43 Sgt DG White+ SOC 27-3-43
X4774 Ia,
EA
FF 14-11-40 9MU 16-11-40 54Sq 26-1-41 41Sq 22-2-41 Overshot through boundary into trench Catterick CB 3-3-41 SqLdr DO Finlay safe AST sas 9-3-41 57OTU 27-7-41 Westland riw 2-1-42 58OTU 22-7-42 53OTU 11-5-43 SAL riw 9-11-... ...
X4775 Ia,
EA
FF 14-11-40 9MU 19-11-40 92Sq 15-2-41 53OTU 3-3-41 HAL 12-5-41 5SoTT 5-12-41 SOC 18-12-41
X4776 Ia,
EA
FF 14-11-40 5MU 16-11-40 DGRD 22-2-41 AST Cv II MXII 24-6-41 313Sq 8-10-41 306Sq 7-11-41 308Sq 11-12-41 Forgot to lower u/c Woodvale CA 13-3-42 P/O J Polak (Pol) safe 315Sq 1-4-42 61OTU 28-5-42 Taxying too fast u/c colla... ...
X4777 Ia,
EA
FF 14-11-40 5MU 16-11-40 152Sq 2-12-40 58OTU 23-3-41 Collided with R7026 and dived into ground 1ml W of Dunblane Perthshire CE 1-8-41 P/O RF Minnick (RCAF)+ SOC 9-8-41
X4778 Ia,
EA
FF 15-11-40 5MU 16-11-40 609Sq 1-12-40 66Sq 24-2-41 111Sq 10-4-41 u/c failed to lock down Dyce CA 26-4-41 Sgt L Zadrobilek (Czech) safe 58OTU 28-5-41 Overshot ran off runway and tipped on nose Grangemouth AC 10-2-42 F/O... ...
X4779 Ia,
EA
FF 19-11-40 6MU 21-11-40 92Sq 5-12-40 53OTU 13-3-41 CE 25-3-41 Sgt FT Morgan (RNZAF) inj 57OTU 27-7-41 Undershot and hit BL615 Hawarden CA 10-2-42 GrpCapt JHD Jones safe. e/f belly landed on sandbank off Hoylake Cheshire... ...
X4780 Ia,
EA
FF 16-11-40 6MU 23-11-40 crashed del flt 24-11-40 AST 92Sq 22-4-41 61OTU 13-8-41 ASTH 2-2-42 RNAS 7-9-42 76MU 6-10-42 1PATP Southport for ME 24-10-42 'Tarantia' 8-11-42 Port Sudan 29-1-43 Middle East 28-2-43 SOC 27-7-44
X4781 Ia,
EA
FF 17-11-40 9MU 19-11-40 92Sq 15-2-41 53OTU 3-3-41 e/f belly landed Llandow AC 7-7-41 Sgt CL MacDonald (RCAF) safe. Undershot and crashed in f/l Llanbedr CE 16-10-41 Sgt CC Gardner (RCAF) safe SOC 22-10-41
X4782 Ia,
EA
FF 18-11-40 9MU DGRD AAEE 24-11-40 endurance trls and variation of long. stab with alt CRD RAE 11-10-41 fitt Hasty Hitch two lugs on tailwheel for towing GAL Hotspur. 1942 29gal flexi-tank trls. Target aircraft with Well... ...
X4783 Ia,
EA
FF 18-11-40 9MU 21-11-40 92Sq 15-2-41 53OTU 25-3-41 132Sq 27-7-41 u/c not locked down Tain CA 5-10-41 Sgt JF Gibson (USA) safe 58OTU 24-11-41 Stuck in mud taxying tipped on nose Grangemouth CA 10-12-41 Sgt NME Hunt (RCAF... ...
X4784 Ia,
EA
FF 18-11-40 9MU 20-11-40 5MU 1PRU 13-4-41 HAL 17-4-41 Cv PRV AST 8-12-41 Cv Va M45 140Sq 23-12-41 HAL 17-1-42 Cv PRVII Type G Dived into ground nr Winchelsea Sussex 24-4-42 P/O CB Barber+
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