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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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BS165 VcT,
CHA
FF 24-6-42 39MU 26-6-42 47MU 16-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-13 54Sq e/f abandoned crashed nr Catfish Creek NSW CE 25-11-42 Sgt WK Reid+ (baled out too low)
BS166 VcT,
CHA
FF 25-6-42 39MU 26-6-42 47MU 16-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-64 54Sq Crashed landing Tennant Creek 30-1-44 FSgt Watts safe. rtp 10-3-44
BS167 IX,
CHA
FF 2-7-42 9MU 3-7-42 402Sq 28-7-42 HAL for invest 24-8-42 331Sq 'FN-D' 'FN-L' 20-4-43 AST mr M63 install 28-9-43 229Sq '9R-N' 29-5-44 Beach patrol pm Crashed on Isle of Wight in fog 11-6-44 FLt G Mains+
BS168 VcT,
CHA
FF 25-6-42 39MU 26-6-42 52MU 10-7-42 'Empire Clive' 19-7-42 Gibraltar 3-8-42 flown off 'HMS Furious' to Malta 17-8-42 185Sq NAfrica 1-6-43 Struck wave while strafing Malta CA 10-10-43 FSgt K Russum safe SOC 30-6-45
BS169 VcT,
CHA
FF 27-6-42 39MU 28-6-42 47MU 26-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-65 452Sq e/f f/l Palm Beach Sydney 13-12-42 F/O DF Evans safe. Landed short and tipped on nose Wooloomanta 5-5-43 F/O WJ Wilkinson sa... ...
BS170 IX,
CHA
FF 4-7-42 8MU 6-7-42 611Sq 24-7-42 Shot down by fighters nr Le Touquet 16-9-42 Sgt PA Walker+
BS171 VcT,
CHA
FF 30-6-42 39MU 3-7-42 215MU 19-7-42 6FPP Tyre burst on landing Dumfries CA 20-7-42 S/O RM Badhe (Indian) safe. 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-66 457Sq 'ZP-B' Taxied into by BR568 Livingstone 19-3-43 e... ...
BS172 IX,
CHA
FF 9-7-42 39MU 11-7-42 72Sq 24-7-42 401Sq 27-7-42 Taxied into 'BL394' Kenley CU 8-11-42 P/O SC Cosburn (RCAF) safe. AST 29-11-42 403Sq 25-1-43 Shot down by Fw190s off Dunkerque CE 27-2-43 FLt PT O'Leary (RCAF)+ FH167:30
BS173 VcT,
CHA
FF 2-7-42 15MU 3-7-42 47MU 29-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-67 457Sq 'ZP-G' Swung on landing hit pipeline Livingstone 19-3-43 W/O CR Briggs safe. Missing on ops in Darwin area 2-5-43 F/O GLC Giff... ...
BS174 VcT,
CHA
FF 2-7-42 15MU 3-7-42 47MU 31-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-68 452Sq 'QY-W' damaged during ops Adam Bay 20-6-43 FSgt AT Ruskin-Rowe (RAAF)+
BS175 VcT,
CHA
FF 5-7-42 15MU 6-7-42 47MU 28-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-69 452Sq Crashed enroute Strauss strip-Wyndham 27-2-43 F/O WH Ford (RAAF)+
BS176 IX,
CHA
FF 11-7-42 33MU 13-7-42 72Sq 24-7-42 401Sq 27-7-42 Swung on t/off hit boundary signal pole Biggin Hill AC 5-12-42 P/O LW Powell (RCAF) safe. ros 332Sq 23-12-42 e/f abandoned into sea 15ml E of Manston CE 10-2-43 Sgt RK W... ...
BS177 IX,
CHA
FF 15-7-42 39MU 21-7-42 72Sq 24-7-42 401Sq 27-7-42 Shot down by fighters in Channel CE 2-10-42 FSgt RD Reesor+ FH16:5
BS178 VcT,
CHA
FF 8-7-42 6MU 11-7-42 47MU 25-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-70 457Sq 'ZP-D' Swung on landing hit trees Livingstone strip 31-8-43 F/O IS Mackenzie safe. rtp 22-11-43
BS179 IX,
CHA
FF 15-7-42 19-7-42 611Sq 24-7-42 Shot down by fighters nr Dieppe 19-8-42 FSgt APF Vilboux+
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