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JL304 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 7-5-43 215MU 18-5-43 'R.703' 1-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 30-7-43 Armee de l'Air 1-10-43 253Sq 29-2-44 Hit by flak and f/l nr Shegas Albania 24-10-44 FSgt P Watts
JL305 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 7-5-43 215MU 15-5-43 'R.703' 1-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 93Sq NWAfrica 1-7-43 Middle East 1-9-43 Hit by US AA fire on approach f/l in field Sali/Sala Italy CB 11-9-43 P/O RF Barter safe NWAfrica 1-11-43 Middle East 31... ...
JL306 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 11-5-43 47MU 20-5-43 'Meerkerk' 3-6-43 Takoradi 8-7-43 93Sq Middle East 9-8-43 73OTU Collided with Thunderbolt KJ183 on t/off Fayid CE 30-4-45
JL307 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 11-5-43 47MU 20-5-43 'Empire Franklin' 3-6-43 Takoradi 16-7-43 Middle East 28-8-43 M45 install 2ADU Ran out of fuel at night and abandoned nr El Ballah CE 20-9-43 FSgt CD Young (RNZAF) safe SOC 1-1-44
JL308 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 11-5-43 76MU 21-5-43 'Meerkerk' 3-6-43 Takoradi 8-7-43 Middle East 28-8-43 74Sq 41SAAF Crashed in f/l W of Nicosia CE 15-9-44 Lt II De Klerk (SAAF)+
JL309 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 15-5-43 82MU 22-5-43 'R.702' 3-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 253Sq 73Sq NWAfrica 1-10-43 Middle East 25-3-45 1415Flt SOC 27-6-46
JL310 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 14-5-43 76MU 22-5-43 'R.702' 3-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 Middle East 1-8-43 232Sq 73OTU Crashed SOC 29-6-44
JL311 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 7-5-43 215MU 17-5-43 'R.703' 1-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 30-6-43 111Sq Middle East 1-9-43 NWAfrica 1-11-43 Middle East 31-8-44 SOC 30-6-45
JL312 VcT,
CBAF
46MU 13-5-43 215MU 21-5-43 'R.702' 3-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 Middle East 1-9-43 74Sq 336Sq Stalled on approach and u/c collapsed Biferno CE 9-10-44 Sgt G Popovitz (RHAF) safe SOC 10-4-45
JL313 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 22-5-43 47MU 31-5-43 'Empire Franklin' 3-6-43 Takoradi 16-7-43 Middle East 13-8-43 7SAAF Wheel hit dip on landing and tipped on nose Savoia CB 5-11-43 Lt Van Heerden safe 318Sq SOC 25-7-46
JL314 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 31-5-43 215MU 8-6-43 'Lanarkshire'/'LS.627' 26-6-43 Australia 2-8-43 RAAF as A58-201 452Sq 15-9-43 Collided with A58-121 and burst into flames on impact SE Manton Dam 26-9-43 F/O GA Mawer (RAAF)+
JL315 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 6-5-43 215MU 27-5-43 Glasgow 29-5-43 'R.703'? Casablanca Middle East 21-6-45 74OTU Port tyre burst on t/off belly landed Muqeibila Palestine CB 23-11-44 2Lt I Rowden (SAAF) safe 73OTU SOC 26-9-46
JL316 VcT,
CBAF
46MU 6-5-43 215MU 14-5-43 'R.703' 1-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 7-43 Armee de l'Air Corsica GC2/7 '2' 31-10-43 Damaged on harbour patrol Ajaccio CA 6-12-43 Lt H Jeandey (Fr) safe
JL317 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 28-5-43 82MU 4-6-43 'Clan MacBrayne'/'LS.98' 28-6-43 India 23-8-43 607Sq CE 21-4-45 SOC 2-5-45
JL318 VcT,
CBAF
46MU 15-5-43 222MU 29-5-43 'R.703' 1-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 USAAF 31-12-43
JL319 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 15-5-43 47MU 23-5-43 'Clan MacBrayne'/'LS.98' 28-6-43 India 23-8-43 615Sq Forgot to lower u/c Palel AC 23-5-44 W/O OM Murphy (RCAF) safe SOC 23-9-44
JL320 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 15-5-43 47MU 23-5-43 'Clan MacBrayne'/'LS.98' 28-6-43 India 23-8-43 615Sq 9-10-43 Crashed after t/off Jorhat CE 16-5-44 F/O TK Stothard+
JL187 VcT,
CBAF
46MU 3-4-43 215MU 15-4-43 'R.687' 29-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 MAAF 31-1-44 2FTS USAAF Ground looped Berteaux Algeria 2-4-44 Lt WA Kronf jr (USA) safe SOC 28-4-45
JL188 VcT,
CBAF
46MU 3-4-43 215MU 12-4-43 'Empire Barrie' 2-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 81Sq Malta 1-7-43 Sicily NAfricanASC 31-10-43 SOC 26-4-45
JL208 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 2-4-43 47MU 12-4-43 'Liberian' 5-5-43 Takoradi 29-5-43 Middle East 19-6-43 80Sq 74OTU Hit by ER839 while stationary Petah Tiqva AC 28-4-45 73OTU SOC 29-8-46
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