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SerialPicModel,
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MD215 LFVIII,
KEA
9MU 2-1-44 82MU 24-1-44 'Fort Stikine' 22-2-44 India 30-3-44 155Sq Tyre burst on landing and tipped on nose Palel AC 8-9-44 W/O WW Ottewill safe 607Sq Loaned to Armee de l'Air SOC 9-5-46
MD216 LFVIII,
CHA
9MU 10-1-44 82MU 24-1-44 'Fort Stikine' 22-2-44 India 30-3-44 155Sq Tailwheel failed to lower Toungoo Main CA 1-8-45 F/O FJ Gunstone safe SOC 25-7-46
MD217 LFVIII,
EA
FF 24-12-43 6MU 27-12-43 82MU 3-1-44 'Ajax' 26-2-44 Australia 7-4-44 RAAF as A58-420 14ARD 29-8-44 452Sq 10-2-45 6AD 6-11-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
MD218 LFVIII,
CHA
9MU 21-1-44 222MU 3-2-44 'Fort Stikine' 22-2-44 India 30-3-44 136Sq Struck telegraph pole short of runway Chittagong AC 22-6-44 Sgt A Lavis safe 2RIAF SOC 31-10-46
MD219 LFVIII,
EA
9MU 10-1-44 52MU 24-1-44 'Fort Stikine' 22-2-44 India 30-3-44 2RIAF crashed f/l Mirali CE 17-5-46 CWR 23-5-46 SOC 13-6-46
MD220 LFVIII,
CHA
6MU 20-1-44 222MU 3-2-44 'Fort Stikine' 22-2-44 India 30-3-44 615Sq 155Sq 'DG-V' Forgot to lower u/c Palel AC 29-11-44 FSgt ST Grant safe 152Sq Overshot and retracted u/c to avoid truck Tengah AC 14-9-45 FSgt ACG Mackay... ...
MD221 LFVIII,
EA
FF 16-11-43 6MU 24-11-43 215MU 7-12-43 'Port Phillip' 11-12-43 Australia 16-1-44 RAAF as A58-371 14ARD 8-8-44 54Sq 27-7-45 6AD 23-9-45 auth for write off 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
MD222 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 30-11-43 6MU 2-12-43 222MU 23-12-43 'City of Adelaide' 16-1-44 India 16-3-44 10RIAF e/f due to overload tank not operating f/l Panganj CE 2-8-46 SOC 27-2-47
MD223 LFVIII,
EA
FF 17-11-43 6MU 24-11-43 215MU 7-12-43 'Sussex' 5-1-44 Australia 29-2-44 RAAF as A58-400 457Sq 'ZP-M' 8-8-44 452Sq 28-12-44 Brake seized on t/off hit embankment Morotai 8-1-45 P/O AJ Proctor safe SOC 15-3-45 rtp
MD224 LFVIII,
EA
FF 29-11-43 6MU 4-12-43 222MU 23-12-43 'City of Adelaide' 16-1-44 India 16-3-44 152Sq SOC 30-7-45
MD225 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 30-11-43 6MU 2-12-43 82MU 15-12-43 'Kaimata' 22-12-43 India 18-2-44 293Wg Hit by USAAF Thunderbolt while parked Kalaikundi AC 1-10-44 10RIAF SOC 26-6-47
MD226 LFVIII,
CHA
FF 27-11-43 6MU 2-12-43 215MU 15-12-43 'Sussex' 5-1-44 Australia 29-2-44 RAAF as A58-401 452Sq 15-7-44 e/f f/l lost stb oleo and o/t Katherine Civil NT 4-12-44 FLt AG McNaughton safe rtp 11-12-44 SOC 15-3-45
MD227 LFVIII,
EA
FF 27-11-43 6MU 4-12-43 82MU 15-12-43 'Kaimata' 22-12-43 India 18-2-44 607Sq 273Sq 'P' e/f at 6000ft f/l across strip and hit tent Kyaukpyu CE 9-2-45 F/O AE Haswell safe SOC 13-3-45
MD228 LFVIII,
CHA
FF 30-11-43 MU 1-12-43 82MU 25-12-43 'Hindustan' 6-2-44 Australia 18-4-44 RAAF as A58-445 14ARD 23-9-44 6AD storage 1-10-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48 preserved Melbourne [Frame no. HAI/6S.196387]
MD229 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 2-12-43 6MU 5-12-43 222MU 23-12-43 'City of Adelaide' 16-1-44 India 16-3-44 336MU 20-5-44 273Sq 'A' 24-6-44 e/f on convoy patrol belly landed St.Martins Is CB 10-9-44 F/O GR Piper safe
MD230 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 3-12-43 6MU 13-12-43 222MU 30-12-43 'Fort Nipigon' 10-1-44 India 7-3-44 152Sq SOC 26-4-45
MD231 LFVIII,
EA
FF 26-11-43 6MU 2-12-43 215MU 15-12-43 'Hindustan' 6-2-44 Australia 18-4-44 RAAF as A58-446 548Sq 'TS-P' 10-8-44 54Sq 15-7-45 6AD storage 23-10-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
MD133 VII,
EA
39MU 23-1-44 616Sq 22-5-44 e/f at 1300ft during shipping recce crashed into sea 30ml SE Start Point CE 19-6-44 W/O RA Hart (RAAF)+
MD134 VII,
EA
39MU 23-1-44 131Sq 3-3-44 1CRU riw 12-7-44 131Sq 18-7-44 154Sq 23-11-44 Hit by RCAF Dakota of 168Sqn while parked Biggin Hill dbf CE 25-1-45
MD135 VII,
EA
39MU 23-1-44 124Sq 12-3-44 SOC scrap 29-7-46
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