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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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MT543 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 29-2-44 82MU 9-3-44 'Lycaon' 2-4-44 Australia 12-6-44 RAAF as A58-479 54Sq 'DL-H' 13-8-44 Crashed following test flight Darwin 17-6-45 F/O FF Thomas+ rtp 11-7-45
MT544 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 4-3-44 215MU 15-3-44 'Benreoch' 29-3-44 India 12-5-44 615Sq 152Sq CE 24-5-45
MT545 LFVIII,
EA
6MU 28-1-44 82MU 8-2-44 'Narbada' 22-2-44 Australia 19-5-44 RAAF as A58-465 457Sq 'ZP-H' 17-7-44 452Sq 10-2-45 Crashed into hill following strafing attack Somba Keoang River Borneo 2-7-45 FLt AJ Proctor (RAAF)+
MT546 LFVIII,
CBAF
6MU 19-5-44 215MU 28-5-44 'Argyll' 1-6-44 Casablanca 13-6-44 451Sq 417Sq 'AN-Z' Damaged by flak and crashlanded Bellaria CE 30-1-45 F/O TR Wilson (RCAF) safe
MT547 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 21-5-44 52MU 30-5-44 'Lanarkshire' 17-6-44 Australia 27-7-44 RAAF as A58-523 5OTU 10-10-44 8OTU 27-11-44 e/f belly landed Parkes 16-7-45 W/O CR Johnstone safe 6AD storage 30-11-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-... ...
MT548 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 25-5-44 82MU 2-6-44 'Tekoa' 9-6-44 Australia 9-8-44 RAAF as A58-539 6AD 14-11-44 79Sq 'UP-M' 6-12-44 6AD 15-1-45 79Sq 26-3-45 6AD storage 2-11-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
MT549 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 22-5-44 82MU 31-5-44 1PATP 'Lanarkshire' 17-6-44 Australia 27-7-44 RAAF as A58-524 14ARD 16-10-44 452Sq 10-12-44 Crashed f/l Pitoe strip 18-1-45 FLt LA Leeming+ SOC 3-3-45 rtp
MT550 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 27-5-44 82MU 9-6-44 'Lanarkshire' 17-6-44 Australia 27-7-44 RAAF as A58-525 14ARD 16-10-44 452Sq 10-12-44 Collided with 3 other Spits landing Merauke 20-12-44 rtp Merauke 10-1-45
MT551 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 27-5-44 82MU 21-6-44 'Samsturdy' 30-6-44 Casablanca 13-7-44 154Sq 145Sq 'ZX-W' Hit by flak on ground attack mission and abandoned 21-12-44 Lt GE Milborrow PoW
MT552 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 27-5-44 82MU 8-6-44 1PATP 'Lanarkshire' 17-6-44 Australia 27-7-44 RAAF as A58-526 6AD 9-9-44 79Sq 'UP-R' 'AVA Grog' 6-12-44 6AD 15-1-45 79Sq 21-4-45 Ground collision with A58-487 Morotai 17-9-45 rtp 17-12-45
MT553 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 27-5-44 82MU 21-6-44 'Samsturdy' 30-6-44 Casablanca 13-7-44 451Sq 87Sq Hit by flak abandoned nr Viareggio SOC 5-4-45 Lt F Steinhobel safe
MT554 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 3-6-44 222MU 13-6-44 'City of Hong Kong' 28-6-44 India 4-8-44 152Sq Prop hit ground on formation t/o Maida Vale Burma CA 8-5-45 Sgt BJ Crabb safe. Tailwheel tyre burst on landing damaging oleo and stern Toungoo Main... ...
MT555 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 4-6-44 222MU 13-6-44 'City of Hong Kong' 28-6-44 India 4-8-44 336MU 3RFU 22-12-44 59SP repair 22-7-46 1RIAF to instr. a/f SOC 27-11-47
MT556 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 3-6-44 82MU 15-6-44 'Clan Campbell' 16-7-44 India 14-8-44 AFTU SOC 13-6-46
MT557 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 4-6-44 82MU 15-6-44 'Clan Campbell' 16-7-44 India 14-8-44 152Sq 'UM-E' 607Sq 8RIAF Overshot landing into ditch Mingladon CE 4-8-45 F/O RS Shipurkar (IAF) safe SOC 23-8-45
MT558 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 7-6-44 82MU 15-6-44 1PATP 'Clan Campbell' 16-7-44 India 14-8-44 151OTU Mainplanes wrinkled in dive Peshawar CB 15-5-45 P/O J Bouche (IAF) safe SOC 9-8-45
MT559 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 10-6-44 215MU 21-6-44 'Samsturdy' 30-6-44 Casablanca 13-7-44 131Sq 154Sq 92Sq e/f at 6000ft belly landed Porto Maggiore AC 29-4-45 Maj JE Gasson (SAAF) safe SOC 23-8-45
MT560 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 15-6-44 222MU 25-6-44 1PATP 'New Texas' 31-7-44 Casablanca 14-8-44 145Sq MAAF census 21-6-45 Middle East 5-7-45 SOC 31-12-46
MT561 LFVIII,
EA
6MU 15-6-44 52MU 27-6-44 'New Texas' 31-7-44 Casablanca 14-8-44 92Sq MAAF census 21-6-45 SOC 27-3-47
MT562 LFVIII,
KEA
6MU 17-6-44 52MU 27-6-44 'New Texas' 31-7-44 Casablanca 14-8-44 3RFU 92Sq 'QJ-J' e/f on t/off belly landed on beach Bellaria CB 17-2-45 FSgt J Peacock safe [Middle East 30-6-45 SOC 9-8-45]
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