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SerialPicModel,
Factory
Notes    (click note to toggle full text)
BR487 VcT,
CHA
FF 4-6-42 6MU 8-6-42 47MU 17-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 1-8-42 252Wg Heavy landing tyre burst tipped on nose Heliopolis CA 4-10-42 Sgt A Ross (RNZAF) safe 93Sq 'HN-V' 92Sq Tyre burst landing a... ...
BR488 VcT,
CHA
FF 6-6-42 6MU 8-6-42 215MU 8-7-42 'Empire Clive' 19-7-42 Gibraltar 3-8-42 flown off 'HMS Furious' to Malta 17-8-42 229Sq Hit house in f/l nr Naxxar Malta CE 28-8-42 Sgt EH Francis inj SOC 31-8-42 FH10:15
BR489 VcT,
CHA
FF 6-6-42 crashed on ferry flight to 39MU 6-6-42 AST SOC 7-42
BR490 VcT,
CHA
FF 7-6-42 6MU 8-6-42 47MU 17-6-42 'Euryades' 30-7-42 Australia 18-10-42 54Sq RAAF as A58-29 18-6-43 Shot down abandoned nr Darwin 30-6-43 Sgt SCJ Laundry
BR491 VcT,
CHA
FF 9-6-42 6MU 10-6-42 47MU 16-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 16-7-42 145Sq 92Sq Crashed in sea off El Daba returning from ground attack mission CE 10-10-42 WO1 LG Edwards (RCAF)+
BR492 VcT,
CHA
FF 9-6-42 39MU 10-6-42 47MU 17-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 92Sq 7-8-42 e/f f/l in desert aand u/c collapsed CB 25-8-42 P/O WL Chisholm safe SOC 30-9-42
BR493 VcT,
CHA
FF 11-6-42 39MU 13-6-42 47MU 30-6-42 'Euryades' 26-7-42 Australia 18-10-42 RAAF as A58-30 457Sq 'ZP-A' Overshot and tipped on nose Livingstone 23-2-43 Sgt LJ Hart safe. Written off in landing accident Livingstone 28-5-43... ...
BR494 VcT,
CHA
FF 12-6-42 39MU 13-6-42 47MU 18-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 1-8-42 92Sq 7-8-42 CE 26-9-42 145Sq u/c collapsed on t/off Ben Gardane CB 26-2-43 Sgt JE Parker safe BAF 30-11-44 SOC 26-9-46
BR495 VcT,
CHA
FF 13-6-42 39MU 14-6-42 47MU 1-7-42 'Euryades' 30-7-42 Australia 18-10-42 RAAF as A58-31 54Sq f/l on beach nr Port Patterson 6-7-43 F/O WT Hinds safe. rtp
BR496 VcT,
CHA
FF 13-6-42 8MU 14-6-42 52MU 8-7-42 'Empire Clive' 19-7-42 Gibraltar 3-8-42 flown off 'HMS Furious' to Malta 17-8-42 229Sq Missing off Malta CE 26-8-42 Sgt CH Cornish+ FH12:12
BR497 VcT,
CHA
FF 13-6-42 8MU 14-6-42 47MU 14-7-42 'Euryades' 29-7-42 Australia 18-10-42 RAAF as A58-32 452Sq 'QY-C' Shot down abandoned nr Perron Is 6-7-43 F/O CP Lloyd safe. rtp
BR498 VcT,
CHA
FF 13-6-42 8MU 14-6-42 52MU 8-7-42 'Empire Clive' 19-7-42 Gibraltar 3-8-42 flown off 'HMS Furious' to Malta 17-8-42 126Sq 'PPH' 1435Sq 'PPH' by 6-12-42 (W/C PP Hanks) 185Sq Middle East 31-1-45 CE SOC 13-9-45
BR499 VcT,
CHA
FF 13-6-42 8MU 15-6-42 Tipped on nose Little Rissington CA 11-7-42 Sgt V Sajver (Czech) safe 47MU 16-7-42 'Euryades' 30-7-42 Australia 18-10-42 RAAF as A58-33 457Sq 'ZP-V' Swung on landing and crashed into trees Livingst... ...
BR515 VcT,
HPA
FF 22-5-42 8MU 26-5-42 82MU 18-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 24-7-42 92Sq 7-8-42 Shot down by Bf109 over Western Desert 2-9-42 P/O LB Mount+ SOC 23-9-42
BR516 VcT,
HPA
FF 22-5-42 8MU 23-5-42 82MU 18-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 22-7-42 Became lost and f/l 12ml SW Geneina CE 29-7-42 Sgt AJ Cooper safe
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