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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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BS131 IX,
EA
FF 1-8-42 402Sq 4-8-42 Ran out of petrol belly landed Friston CB 6-9-42 P/O RG Riddell (RCAF) safe GAL 341Sq 6-4-43 AST mods 21-4-43 28-7-43 58OTU 8-4-45 Armee de l'Air 16-9-46 collision with ML422 19-6-47
BS132 IX,
EA
FF 4-8-42 402Sq 5-8-42 Shot down by fighters nr Guines 4-12-42 FSgt RB Honeycombe (RCAF)+ (American)
BS133 VI,
EA
FF 11-8-42 6MU 13-8-42 76MU 1-9-42 'Ripley' 8-9-42 Takoradi 3-10-42 Middle East 28-10-42 to reinforce BP985 high alt FV against Ju86P-2 sorties 680Sq 4-5-43 SOC 26-4-45
BS134 VI,
EA
FF 16-8-42 6MU 18-8-42 76MU 1-9-42 'Ripley' 8-9-42 Takoradi 3-10-42 Middle East 28-10-42 to reinforce BP985 high alt FV against Ju86P-2 sorties 73OTU Veered off runway on t/off and hit notice board Fayid AC 2-9-44 P/O AS... ...
BS135 IX,
EA
FF 7-8-42 RAF Kenley 8-8-42 402Sq Missing presumed shot down nr Bolbec 17-1-43 WgCdr JC Fee (DFC)(RCAF)+ (Kenley Wing Leader)
BS136 IX,
EA
FF 6-8-42 402Sq 9-8-42 Shot down by fighters nr Yvetot 24-8-42 FSgt VH Miller (RCAF)+
BS137 IX,
EA
FF 11-8-42 133Sq 'MD-D' 12-8-42 331Sq 29-9-42 Ran into parked BS445 Southend CB 5-1-43 Sgt EJ Berg-Olsen (RNoAF) safe GAL 1FPP u/c failed to retract on ferry to 6MU f/l Henley AC 2-5-43 S/O GAG Greene safe. ros 222Sq 11-... ...
BS138 IX,
EA
FF 9-8-42 133Sq 11-8-42 Ran out of fuel and f/l in Brittany 26-9-42 P/O GG Wright PoW
BS139 IX,
EA
FF 12-8-42 AAEE 14-8-42 carbon monoxide cockpit contam tests 27-9-42 fuel syst trls 10-42 intensive fly trls 5-11-42 spin trls 9-12-42 flame damping trls with multi ejector fish tail manifolds. After FH117 the M61 failed... ...
BS140 IX,
EA
FF 14-8-42 133Sq 17-8-42 Ran out of fuel and f/l in Brittany 26-9-42 1Lt GP Neville (USA)+
BS141 VI,
EA
FF 19-8-42 33MU 21-8-42 602Sq 14-9-42 Struck BS442 in air Skeabrae AC 12-11-42 Sgt FS Soge (RCAF) safe. ros 234Sq 31-3-43 313Sq 4-7-43 310Sq 29-7-43 Wheel dropped into hole taxying Castletown AC 29-8-43 F/O K Zouhar (Cze... ...
BS142 VII,
EA
FF 11-9-42 CRD WD 17-9-42 HA Flt Northolt 23-9-42 124Sq 'ON-H' 25-1-43 Swung on landing u/c collapsed Northolt AC 9-8-43 FSgt WN Andrews safe. To 4419M fus only CRD W Wal 4-12-43
BS143 IX,
EA
FF 16-8-42 133Sq 331Sq 'FN-N' shot down by Bf109 off Walcheren 29-11-42 Sgt GPL Owren+
BS144 IX,
EA
FF 16-8-42 133Sq 18-8-42 331Sq 'FN-C' 29-9-42 Engine overheated and caught fire landed Manston CB 22-1-43 Lt S Heglund (RNoAF) safe GAL riw 1-2-43 65Sq 10-8-43 AST mods 7-10-43 310Sq 12-9-44 Crashed on attempted overshoo... ...
BS145 IX,
EA
FF 20-8-42 401Sq 22-8-42 u/c collapsed during repairs Kenley AC 10-11-42 AC 11-1-43 ros 403Sq 25-1-43 Missing pres due to oxygen failure 10ml off Boulogne CE 16-2-43 FH130 F/O SMcI Connacher (RCAF)+
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