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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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BR388 VcT,
HPA
FF 11-5-42 9MU 11-5-42 82MU 16-5-42 'Hopetarn' 26-5-42 Gibraltar 2-6-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-6-42 crash landed on arrival 9-6-42 P/O JF McElroy safe SOC 7-7-42
BR389 VcT,
HPA
FF 14-5-42 37MU 15-5-42 82MU 13-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 1-8-42 92Sq 7-8-42 Damaged in combat belly landed 30-8-42 P/O B Smith safe 145Sq Abandoned after e/f CE 14-12-42 P/O FTR Barker (RAAF... ...
BR390 VcT,
HPA
FF 14-5-42 37MU 15-5-42 82MU 10-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 18-7-42 92Sq 601Sq 27-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-N' 92Sq Hit box car landing Aboukir CB 29-9-42 FSgt R Hempstead safe SOC 30-9-42
BR391 VcT,
HPA
FF 16-5-42 37MU 17-5-42 1FPP Taxied into lighting post 39MU Colerne CA 28-5-42 1/O M Grant safe 234Sq 29-11-42 602Sq 25-1-43 412Sq 19-4-43 e/f bad landing Predannack CB 25-4-43 P/O F Monette (RCAF) safe 317Sq 'JH-S' 26-8... ...
BR392 VcT,
HPA
FF 20-5-42 37MU 22-5-42 82MU 14-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 18-7-42 601Sq 'P' Ran out of fuel and f/l nr Mersa Matruh CE 29-9-42 P/O RJF Sherk (RCAF) PoW
BR393 VcT,
HPA
FF 20-5-42 37MU 24-5-42 47MU 12-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 17-8-42 92Sq FTR ops 13-1-43 [see ER593]
BR410 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 18-4-42 1PRU 19-4-42 1OADU Collided with fuel bowser Portreath AC 30-5-42 F/O AG Hunter safe HAL Middle East 18-6-42 2PRU 680Sq 1-2-43 74OTU Struck electric pylon and crashed Nathanya Palestine CE 15-12-43 F/O AJ Grea... ...
BR411 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 18-4-42 1PRU 19-4-42 1OADU Middle East 5-6-42 2PRU 680Sq Missing (Crete) 30-9-42 F/O ME Leng PoW
BR412 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 30-4-42 (Y camera) 6MU 2-5-42 39MU 13-5-42 543Sq 5-10-42 309FTU 10-11-43 Held off too high and wing hit ground Benson CA 11-11-43 Lt JL Campbell (USA) safe. Swung off runway on landing struck lamp and u/c collapsed Be... ...
BR413 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 24-4-42 crashed after swing on t/off to avoid Magister dbf 24-4-42 test pilot Lt J Wakefield+ (liability accepted by Air Min)
BR414 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 25-4-42 1PRU 30-4-42 47MU 26-5-42 'Corabella' 16-6-42 Takoradi 16-7-42 Middle East 11-8-42 2PRU 285Wg Undershot in bad sandstorm Marble Arch CB 4-1-43 680Sq 29-9-43 Flew into hill nr Bodrum Turkey CE 24-10-43 P/O GLL... ...
BR415 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 2-5-42 (W camera) 6MU 3-5-42 1PRU 8-6-42 Heavy landing port oleo collapsed Hornchurch CB 14-9-42 F/O S Rowland safe HAL 24-9-42 1FPP Swung on landing and nosed over Benson CA 15-11-42 1/O HH Newmark safe 544Sq 16-11-4... ...
BR416 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 28-4-42 1PRU 2-5-42 47MU 13-7-42 'Amstelkerk' 22-7-42 Takoradi 3-9-42 Middle East 19-10-42 1ADU Cairo 20-10-42 2PRU 680Sq 23-9-43 74OTU 2-44 SOC 13-9-45
BR417 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 2-5-42 6MU 3-5-42 1PRU 15-6-42 e/f belly landed Ford CB 30-7-42 F/O RW Larson (USA) safe HAL 4-8-42 Benson 13-1-43 1OADU 18-1-43 flying in cloud flew into high ground and caught fire nr Cambourne Cornwall CE 17-2-43 S... ...
BR418 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 8-5-42 (W camera) 9MU 10-5-42 3PRU Benson 17-9-42 47MU 3-10-42 'Catrine' 20-11-42 Takoradi 27-12-42 India 1-2-43 681Sq 'L' SOC 31-8-44
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