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SerialPicModel,
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BR165 VcT,
HPA
FF 2-3-42 39MU 15-3-42 47MU 24-3-42 'Empire Heath' 31-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 18-5-42 'C-23' 249Sq 'T-Y' 4-6-42 Hit by AA fire over Malta and abandoned 7-7-42 FSgt T Parks inj SOC 8-7-42 FH2... ...
BR166 VcT,
EA
FF 7-3-42 8MU 15-3-42 47MU 24-3-42 'Empire Heath' 4-4-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 18-5-42 185Sq 'GL-A' 249Sq Fuselage and wings buckled in flight Qrendi CB 19-1-43 137MU 22-1-43 137MU for cv to Vb... ...
BR167 VI,
EA
FF 7-3-42 8MU 26-3-42 616Sq 19-6-42 Ramrod to St.Omer Shot down by fighters nr Boulogne and abandoned CE 30-7-42 Sgt MHF Cooper rescued (first time) SOC FH42:25
BR168 VcT,
EA
FF 28-2-42 9MU 8-3-42 501Sq 'SD-A' or 'N' 7-5-42 Convoy patrol off Exmouth pm Collided with EP705 CE 7-9-42 Sgt LRC Foxwell+ SOC FH95:15
BR169 VcT,
EA
FF 7-3-42 8MU 15-3-42 82MU 25-3-42 'Empire Heath' 4-4-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-5-42 (Sgt LJ Morsheimer) 601Sq combat over Malta 12-5-42 Sgt DE Llewellyn inj 185Sq 603Sq Collided with EP517 on... ...
BR170 VcT,
EA
FF 7-3-42 8MU 15-3-42 82MU 17-3-42 'Guido' 7-4-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 18-5-42 'C-25' 249Sq 'T-B' Damaged by Bf109s and crashlanded Ta Kali 18-7-42 P/O CH Latimer inj SOC 7-8-42 FH62:35
BR171 VI,
EA
FF 9-3-42 8MU 29-3-42 421Sq 21-6-42 92Sq 22-6-42 124Sq 10-7-42 616Sq 1-9-42 Prop hit sea during low level Rhubarb over Channel CA 9-12-42 P/O PJ Blanchard safe 124Sq 25-1-43 1406Flt 14-4-43 519Sq Mid-air fire aircraft ab... ...
BR172 VI,
EA
FF 13-3-42 8MU 3-4-42 616Sq 16-5-42 Crashed on training flight nr Scampton CE 26-5-42 P/O LB Ware (RNZAF)+ FH17:20
BR173 VcT,
EA
FF 12-3-42 39MU 15-3-42 82MU 25-3-42 'Empire Heath' 31-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 18-5-42 'C-31' 249Sq 'T-D' Damaged by Bf109s and abandoned off Malta 14-10-42 P/O GF Beurling rescued by HSL128
BR174 VI,
EA
FF 17-3-42 6MU 29-3-42 616Sq 'YQ-A' 22-4-42 Given wrong vector crashed into hillside in bad visibility Nettlecombe IoW CE 1-11-42 FSgt JK Rodger inj SOC FH153:30
BR175 VcT,
EA
FF 12-3-42 39MU 15-3-42 82MU 25-3-42 'Empire Heath' 31-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 18-5-42 'C-51' 249Sq 601Sq 'UF-Z' flown with Sqn to Middle East 23-6-42 Stb wheel collapsed on landing LG.173 C... ...
BR176 VcT,
CHA
FF 16-3-42 6MU 17-3-42 RAF Abbotsinch 9-4-42 'USS Wasp' 14-4-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 20-4-42 '1-N' 601Sq 'N' 249Sq 'T-N' 126Sq 'MK-Q' Shot down by fighters over Malta 15-10-42 W/O GH Farquharson rescued by HSL128
BR177 VcT,
CHA
FF 15-3-42 6MU 17-3-42 82MU 28-3-42 'Empire Heath' 31-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 18-5-42 249Sq 'T-E' 'X-D' shot up 19-4-43 SOC FH159:10 137MU packed for ME 4-43 74OTU u/c collapsed on landing P... ...
BR178 VI,
EA
FF 19-3-42 6MU 24-3-42 616Sq 2-4-42 AST 27-5-42 Flat tyre on landing swung and tipped on nose Kingscliffe CB 25-6-42 P/O JH Smithson (RAAF) safe. Hit AB523 taxying Kinscliffe CB 29-6-42 P/O AC Howard (RNZAF) safe 124Sq 1... ...
BR179 VcT,
EA
FF 13-3-42 39MU 15-3-42 47MU 24-3-42 'Empire Heath' 29-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 18-5-42 SOC 26-6-42
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